Andi
[aka Qwannab, qwavannab micci, андийский язык]Classification: Northeast Caucasian
·vulnerable
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Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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10,000-20,000
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The number of speakers is usually given as being below 10,000, but the actual figure may be as high as 20,000, and includes many children.
- TRANSMISSION
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- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Russian
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Avar
- More on Orthography
Not a written language
- PLACES
- Caucasia: western Daghestan
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken in nine villages, including Andi, Muni (Munib), and Kvankhidatl’, in Botlikh County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation.