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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,000-6,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Community Members

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Language Information By Source

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,000-6,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Upper Gakvari, Lower Gakvari, Agvali, Tsumada, Richagnik, Gadyri, Gigatl', Kvankhi

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

none

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Avar, Russian

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

12,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

42.5712,46.0739

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

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No data

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

5,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Data for the number of native speakers and the ethnic population come from Kibrik (1990).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Russia;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

4000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

1993

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Avar, Russian

Domains of other languages

Education

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

42.55,46.05

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

4000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2003

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"The Chamalals are a numerically small people who occupy a few dozen villages in the Tsumada district of Dagestan. Their settlements are located on the left bank of the middle reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The major Chamalal villages are Lower-Gaquar, Agual, Tsumada, Urukh, Gachitl, Quenkh, Gigatl and Gadór."

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Other writing systems

"The Chamalals are a numerically small people who occupy a few dozen villages in the Tsumada district of Dagestan. Their settlements are located on the left bank of the middle reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The major Chamalal villages are Lower-Gaquar, Agual, Tsumada, Urukh, Gachitl, Quenkh, Gigatl and Gadór."

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Avar, Russian

Domains of other languages

Schools

More on context

No data

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Government support

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