Endangered Languages Project

The Godoberi language belongs to the Andi subgroup of the northwestern group (Avar-Dido) of Dagestan languages. The Godoberis themselves call their language gijbdilhi mitstsi. There are two distinct dialects -- the Godoberi and the Zibirhali dialects -- which differ first and foremost in the pronunciation. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Godoberi, годоберинский язык, ღოდობერიული ენა, годоберийский язык, гъибдилIи мицци, Ɣibdiƛi micci, Godoberin,
CLASSIFICATION		Northeast Caucasian, Daghestanian, Andic
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gdo
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,500-4,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none

PLACES: Western Daghestan, Godoberi Village

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
3,000 (1996). Ethnic population: 2,500 (1990 Kibrik)

DATE OF INFO: 1996 speakers, 1990 population

PLACES: Russia;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,475
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,500

DATE OF INFO: 1967

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

PLACES: Godoberis, Zibirhali villages

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: northwest of southern Dgestan.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

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

		2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Tapani Salminen	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.	HHOLD		2,500-4,000		1000-9999		schools and wider communication	Russian, Avar	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	13	Western Daghestan, Godoberi Village
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.														42.6666666667,46.0833333333
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,500	3,000	1996 speakers, 1990 population	1000-9999	3,000 (1996). Ethnic population: 2,500 (1990 Kibrik)			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Russia;
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		4,000		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					42.643,46.1027
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			3,000		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
9985-936922		1993	The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire			Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits			http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook		"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.		2,500	2,475	1967	1000-9999		schools	Avar, Russian	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Godoberis, Zibirhali villages	northwest of southern Dgestan.

Ghodoberi

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500-4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,475

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Discussion

Ghodoberi

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500-4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,475

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Discussion

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