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The future of the shahdagh languages.

John M. Clifton. 2009. "The Future of the Shahdagh Languages." In International Journal of the Sociology of Language, edited by Joshua A. Fishman and Ofelia Garcia Otheguy. 2009: 33-45. De Gruyter. Online: http://www.degruyter.com.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/view/j/ijsl.2009….

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Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 2

A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 3

Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

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Comments on speakers
"While the current policy of the Azerbaijani Republic encourages the development of less-widely used languages, there has not been a sustained effort to develop an official alphabet, publish materials in the vernacular, or institute Budukh literacy classes."

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Location Description

"Ethnic Budukh make up a majority in two clusters of villages: the mountain cluster of Buduq, Piru¨ stu¨ , and Qab Qazma in Quba district, and the plains cluster of Yergu¨c¸ and Suxtekele in Xacmaz district. They also live in a number of ethnically mixed plains villages in Quba and Xac¸maz districts. Other ethnicities represented in these mixed villages include Azerbaijani, Lezgi, and Kryz."

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Other Languages Used By The Community
Azerbaijani
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