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The Shor language belongs to the Turkish-Tatar languages -- East Hunnish branch, Uighur-Oguz group, Khakass subgroup. It differs from its kindred languages (Khakass, Kamas, Chylym Tatar) in several specific traits in phonetics and grammar. There are two dialects in Shor: Mrasu in the Tom and Mrasu basins, and Kondoma in the Lower-Tom and Kondoma basins. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kuznets Tatar, Kondoma Tatar, Mras-Su Tatar, шорский язык, Шор тили, šor tili, Тадар тили, tadar tili, Schoren, Minusinsk-Tataren, Şorca, Şor Türkçesi,
CLASSIFICATION		Turkic, South Siberian
ORTHOGRAPHY		A written standard in Cyrillic script is based on Kondoma dialect.
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cjs
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Qïzïl Mrassa Kondoma Qača SaƔay
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1989

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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There are probably no child speakers, except possibly in a few rural families,
and most speakers are middle-aged or older.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The Shor community is surrounded by
Russian-speaking immigrants, but there have recently been signs of increased national and linguistic consciousness.

Scripts (Writing system)

A written standard in Cyrillic script is based on Kondoma dialect.

PLACES: Siberia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken along the rivers flowing from the southwestern slopes of the
Kuznetskiy Alatau mountains in the southern parts of Kemerovo Province in the Russian Federation.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,210
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,446
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,640
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
17,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1989 56.7 %% of the ethnic population of 17,000 were considered to be native speakers, which is approximately 9,640.

DATE OF INFO: 1989

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Cyrillic script

PLACES: Russia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The southern Shors live in Siberia, in the region of North Altai and Kuznetsk-Alatau, on the rivers Kondoma, Mrasu and Tom. It is a mountainous area (mountain taiga) in the heart of Kuzbas. Administratively, they belong to the Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation, Tashtagol. The habitat of the southern Shors borders on the autonomous provinces of Khakass and Mountain-Altai. The northern Shors work as miners in the Siberga coal mines in the Myshkovsk district of the Kemerovo region. Their central settlement is Chuvashka.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,210
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
13, 975
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
50 monolinguals

PLACES: Russia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Altai Krai, Khakass Ao and Gorno-Altai Ao, on River Tomy.

		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		<10,000	1989	1000-9999				The Shor community is surrounded by Russian-speaking immigrants, but there have recently been signs of increased national and linguistic consciousness.	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	There are probably no child speakers, except possibly in a few rural families, and most speakers are middle-aged or older.		14	Siberia	Spoken along the rivers flowing from the southwestern slopes of the Kuznetskiy Alatau mountains in the southern parts of Kemerovo Province 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.																	53.0,88.0
	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	13, 975	6,210		1000-9999	50 monolinguals				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Russia;	Altai Krai, Khakass Ao and Gorno-Altai Ao, on River Tomy.
	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		6,210		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							53.0544,87.7478
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			9,446		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2008	The grammar studies made in Turkey on Siberian Turkic languages	Sravnitel'no - istoriceskie i tipologiceskie issledovanija jazyka i kul'tury: problemy i perspektivy	228-234		Tomsk: Tomskij Gosudarstvennyj Pedagogičeskij Universitet			Ali Ilgin	Ali Ilgin. 2008. "The Grammar Studies Made in Turkey On Siberian Turkic Languages." In Sravnitel'no - istoriceskie i tipologiceskie issledovanija jazyka i kul'tury: problemy i perspektivy, 228-234. Tomsk: Tomskij Gosudarstvennyj Pedagogičeskij Universitet.	HHOLD
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.		17,000	9,640	1989	1000-9999	In 1989 56.7 %% of the ethnic population of 17,000 were considered to be native speakers, which is approximately 9,640.	social communication, schools	Russian		Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			14		Russia	The southern Shors live in Siberia, in the region of North Altai and Kuznetsk-Alatau, on the rivers Kondoma, Mrasu and Tom. It is a mountainous area (mountain taiga) in the heart of Kuzbas. Administratively, they belong to the Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation, Tashtagol. The habitat of the southern Shors borders on the autonomous provinces of Khakass and Mountain-Altai. The northern Shors work as miners in the Siberga coal mines in the Myshkovsk district of the Kemerovo region. Their central settlement is Chuvashka.

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Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,210

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,446

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,640

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,210

Discussion

Shor

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,210

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,446

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,640

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,210

Discussion

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