With few young speakers and little official support, activists are turning to artificial intellig
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Dialects & Varieties
- Ardaşen-Atina (Ardeşen-Pazar)
- Vits’e-Arkabe (Fındıklı-Arhavi)
- Khopa (Hopa- Borçka)
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.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22,000-33,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Turkey, Georgia
Location Description
Spoken along the Black Sea coast in the northeast of Turkey and the southwestern corner of Georgia, including the towns of Pazar (Atina), Ardesen, Camlıhemsin and Fındıklı in Rize Province and Arhavi (Arkabi/Arxave), Hopa (Xopa), Borcka and Sarp (Sarpi) in Artvin Province in
Turkey; Sarpi is partly in the Republic of Ajaria on the Georgian side; there are also Laz villages, founded by refugees of the 1877–8 war, in the western parts of Turkey mainly in Sakarya, Kocaeli and Bolu provinces.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Turkish, Georgian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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