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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

7,000-8,000

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Language Information By Source

Europe and North Asia
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

7,000-8,000

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Western Daghestan

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Location description

Spoken in several villages, including Khutrakh, Kidero, Khupri, Shaitl, Mikok, Tsebari, Asakh, Shapikh and Sagada, in Tsunta County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation, and in a number of expatriate communities elsewhere in Daghestan as well as in Turkey.

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Spoken in several villages, including Khutrakh, Kidero, Khupri, Shaitl, Mikok, Tsebari, Asakh, Shapikh and Sagada, in Tsunta County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation, and in a number of expatriate communities elsewhere in Daghestan as well as in Turkey.

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

15,356

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

42.2376,45.8734

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

15,400

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 2002 census.

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Russia;

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,839

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Ethnic Population

~7,000

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

1993

Location and Context

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Location description

The Didos live in Dagestan, on the upper reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The largest villages (Kidero, Gudatl, Azilta, Shaitl, Kituri, Asakh, Retlob, Shapikh, Hupri, Sagada, Mitluda and Tsibari) are situated in the Tsunta District of Dagestan. Some families have settled in the lowland villages of Dagestan.

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The Didos live in Dagestan, on the upper reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The largest villages (Kidero, Gudatl, Azilta, Shaitl, Kituri, Asakh, Retlob, Shapikh, Hupri, Sagada, Mitluda and Tsibari) are situated in the Tsunta District of Dagestan. Some families have settled in the lowland villages of Dagestan.

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Other languages used

Avar

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

42.25,45.75

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Native Speakers Worldwide

7,000

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