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Europe and North Asia
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~5,000

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Caucasia: northern Azerbaijan

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Location description

Spoken in Syazan, Divichinsk, Kuba, Konakhkend, Semakh and Ismail regions in the northeast of Azerbaijan as well as on Apsheron peninsula and Baku.

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Spoken in Syazan, Divichinsk, Kuba, Konakhkend, Semakh and Ismail regions in the northeast of Azerbaijan as well as on Apsheron peninsula and Baku.

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Azerbaijan

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

28,300

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18,000 in Azerbaijan (1989 census). 2,300 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Ethnic population: 22,041 in Azerbaijan (A. Kibrik 1990).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Iran; Azerbaijan; Russia;

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Location description

Azerbaijan: Widelspread in the mountainous area around Qonaqkend, but may be declining around Baku. Russia: Northern Caucasus (Daghestan); large community in Moscow

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Azerbaijan: Widelspread in the mountainous area around Qonaqkend, but may be declining around Baku. Russia: Northern Caucasus (Daghestan); large community in Moscow

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

15,120

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Ethnic Population

22,441

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In 1979 67.4%% of the ethnic population of 22,441, were considered to be native speakers which is approximately 15,120.

Year of info

1993

Location and Context

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Location description

The Tats live in Transcaucasia, in the districts of Siazan, Divichin, Kuba, Konakhkent, Shemakha and Ismaillin, in the city of Baku and on the peninsula of Apsheron, all mainly in the northeast of Azerbaijan.

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The Tats live in Transcaucasia, in the districts of Siazan, Divichin, Kuba, Konakhkent, Shemakha and Ismaillin, in the city of Baku and on the peninsula of Apsheron, all mainly in the northeast of Azerbaijan.

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Other languages used

Azerbaijani

Domains of other languages

Schooling is conducted in the Azerbaijani language.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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41.25,48.75

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Native Speakers Worldwide

26,000

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