Also Known As:
Dido, Cez, цезский язык, დიდოური ენა, цезйас мец, cezyas mec, цез мец, cez mec, Tsuntin, Didoi
Dialects & Varieties
- Sagadin
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.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,000-8,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Western Daghestan
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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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Comments on writing systems:
Until recently, there was no literacy in Tsez, but a primer was published in 1993.
Recent Resources
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