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Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

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Language Information By Source

Europe and North Asia
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Second-language speakers and learners

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

western Daghestan

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Script (Writing system)

none

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,574

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

42.5874,46.3348

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

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Ethnic Population

6,400

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

5,000 (1990). Ethnic population: 5,000 (1990 A. Kibrik) or 6,400 (Koryakov 2006)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Russia;

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Ethnic Population

5,000

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Year of info

1993

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Location description

The Karatas inhabit ten villages in the Akhvakh and Khazavyurt districts of Dagestan. Nine of them lie on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river: Karata, Rachabalda, Archo, Anchikh, Mashtada, Tshabakoro, Ratsitl and Tokita. The only Karata village located in the Khazavyurt district is Siukh. Their neighbours to the east and north are the Andis, to the west the Avars, and to the south the Akhvakhs and Bagulals.

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The Karatas inhabit ten villages in the Akhvakh and Khazavyurt districts of Dagestan. Nine of them lie on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river: Karata, Rachabalda, Archo, Anchikh, Mashtada, Tshabakoro, Ratsitl and Tokita. The only Karata village located in the Khazavyurt district is Siukh. Their neighbours to the east and north are the Andis, to the west the Avars, and to the south the Akhvakhs and Bagulals.

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Other languages used

Avar, Russian

Domains of other languages

Everyday life, social interactions, schools,social-political terminology

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

42.5833333333,46.3333333333

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Native Speakers Worldwide

5,000

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