Also Known As:
Tati, татский язык, თათური ენა, Թաթերեն, zuhun tati, зуун тати, Mussulman Tati, Tat
Dialects & Varieties
- Aruskush-Daqqushchu
- Lahyj
- Balakhani
- Devechi
- Qyzyl Qazma
- Qonaqkend
- Absheron
- Surakhani
- Northern Tats
- Malham
- Quba
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Caucasia: northern Azerbaijan
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.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Azerbaijan
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Tat is not written.
Recent Resources
100-word Swadesh list
collected 2013 in Lahıc village