DAR ISO 639-3
Dargwa
дарган мез (Dargan mez) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- dar
- Alternate Names
- Dargan Medz, Dargi, Dargin, Darginski, Dargintsy, Dargva, Khiurkilinskii, Uslar
- Autonym
- дарган мез (Dargan mez)
- Population
- 486,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 589,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 496,510.
- Location:
- Dagestan republic.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational). Provincially recognized language in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Constitution of Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Article 10).
- Classification
- Nakh-Daghestanian, Dargi
- Dialects
- Cudaxar (Tsudakhar), Aqusha (Akkhusha, Akusha, Aqusha-Urakhi, Urakha-Akhush, Uraxa-Axusha, Urkarax), Sanzhi (Kaitag, Kaitak, Kajtak, Kaytak, Sanchi, Xajdak), Kubachi (Kubachi-Ashty, Kubachin, Kubachintsy, Ughbug), Muirin (Muira), Sirxin (Sirhwa, Tanty), Icari (Itsari, Sanji-Icari), Chirag, Gapshima, Megeb, Amuzgi-Shiri, Amukh (Amuq, Qunqi Xuduc), Mugi. Chirag, Kaitag, Kubachi, Gapshima, Megeb, Muirin, and Tsudakhar may be separate languages from Dargwa.
- Typology
- SOV; short and full adjectives; no articles; 3 genders; case-marking (6 grammatical cases, locative cases); 40 consonants and 4 vowels.
- Language Use
- 98% are L1 speakers. Many also use Kumyk [kum]. Also use Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Taught in secondary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2002–2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dargwa
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Azerbaijan
Language Name
Dargwa
User Population
1,200 in Azerbaijan (Leclerc 2017b).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kyrgyzstan
Language Name
Dargwa
User Population
2,300 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 2,400 (2009 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kazakhstan
Language Name
Dargwa
User Population
1,000 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Turkmenistan
Language Name
Dargwa
User Population
3,000 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Xorazm province: north.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Uzbekistan
Language Name
Dargwa
User Population
2,600 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Map
Location: Dagestan republic.
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