Archi

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: aqc
Alternate Names: Archib, Archin, Archintsy, Archsel, Arshashdib
Population: 970 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 2,000 (2014 NCRP).
Location:: Dagestan republic: Arsha community, 8 villages on upper Risor river.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Archi
Dialects: None known. One of the most divergent Lezgian (Lezgic) languages.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; 4 genders (male and female humans, non-human third and fourth); aspect (perfective and imperfective verb stems); periphrastically formed tense and mood.
Language Use: Home. Some young people, all adults. Used by many children (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Also use Avar [ava], as the literary language. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Archi
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Dagestan republic: Arsha community, 8 villages on upper Risor river.