Endangered Languages Project - Bagvalal

Bagvalal

^{[aka Bagulal, Kvanadin, багвалинский язык]}

Classification: Northeast Caucasian

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Bagulal, Kvanadin, багвалинский язык, Barbalin, багулальский язык, кванадинский язык, ბაგვალალური ენა, Bagvalin, Bagwalal, Kvanada,
CLASSIFICATION		Northeast Caucasian, Daghestanian, Andic
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kva
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Tlisi
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages” . Christopher Moseley (2005) RoutledgeCurzon

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000-6,000
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none

PLACES: Khushtada; Tlondoda; Kvanda; Gemerso, Tsumanda County; Tlissi; Tlibisho, Akhvakh County

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Koryakov (2006).

PLACES: Russia;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
4000

DATE OF INFO: 1967

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "In the present-day Bagulal society the mother tongue plays a secondary role, being only spoken at home. "

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press