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
Recent Resources
100-word Swadesh list
collected 2013 in Lahıc village
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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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
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.