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The Tindi language belongs to the Andi subgroup of the northwestern group of Dagestan languages (Avar-Ando-Dido). Tindis call their language Idarab mitstsi -- 'the language of the Idar village'. It is closely related to the languages of Chamalal and Bagulal. Two dialects, Tindi and Angida-Aknada, can be distinguished. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Tindal, Tindin, тиндийский язык, тиндальский язык, идеринский язык, идаринский язык, идараб мицци, Idarab mittsi,
CLASSIFICATION		Northeast Caucasian, Daghestanian, Andic
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tin
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

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

MORE ON VITALITY

Relatively few child speakers.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Avar

PLACES: Caucasia: western Daghestan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the villages of Tindi, Angida,
Aknada, Echeda and Tissi in Tsumada County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,693
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,620
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,812
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1926 95%% of the ethnic population of 3,812, were considered to be native speakers which is approximately 3,620. And then in 1967 T. Gudava reported the ethnic population as 5,000.

DATE OF INFO: 1926

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none
More on Orthography: There is no written language, instead Avar is used.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The Tindis live in the mountain areas of the northwestern part of southern Dagestan. They inhabit five villages on the middle reaches of the River Andi-Koisu and in the adjacent mountains. The villages are called Tindi (native name Idari or Idi), Angida (Angia), Aknada (Agjinachi), Echeda (Echeii) and Tissi (Issi or Milchi).

Threatened

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

Threatened

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

DATE OF INFO: 2000

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Russia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Dagestan

		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		4,000-6,000		1000-9999		Avar	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Relatively few child speakers.	Caucasia: western Daghestan	Spoken in the villages of Tindi, Angida, Aknada, Echeda and Tissi in Tsumada County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation.
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.												42.3666666667,46.25
	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		5,000	2000	1000-9999		Russian	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Russia;	Southwestern Dagestan
	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		6,000		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				42.466,46.1453
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			6,693		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.		3,812	3,620	1926	1000-9999	In 1926 95%% of the ethnic population of 3,812, were considered to be native speakers which is approximately 3,620. And then in 1967 T. Gudava reported the ethnic population as 5,000.	Avar, Russian	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			The Tindis live in the mountain areas of the northwestern part of southern Dagestan. They inhabit five villages on the middle reaches of the River Andi-Koisu and in the adjacent mountains. The villages are called Tindi (native name Idari or Idi), Angida (Angia), Aknada (Agjinachi), Echeda (Echeii) and Tissi (Issi or Milchi).

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000-6,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,693

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,620

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

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Tindi

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000-6,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,693

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,620

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

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