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JDT ISO 639-3

Judeo-Tat

Juwri Autonym

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639
jdt
Alternate Names
Bik, Dzhuhuric, Hebrew Tat, Jewish Tat, Judeo-Tatic, Juhuri, Lahji, Mountain Jewish, Tati
Autonym
Juwri
Population
2,010 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Census includes Tat [ttt]. Ethnic population: 10,000 (2014 NCRP). Total users in all countries: 81,500.
Location:
Chechnya republic: Grozniy; Dagestan republic: Buinaksk, Derbent, Kizlyar, Majalis, and Makhachkala, south of Pyatigorsk; Kabardino-Balkar republic: Nalchyk; North Ossetia-Alania republic: Mozdok.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Tat
Dialects
South Tat, North Tat.
Language Development
Literature. Radio. Grammar. Bible portions: 2000.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Judeo-Tat
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Hebrew script [Hebr]. Latin script [Latn], used in Azerbaijan.
Other Comments
Tat is not an ethnic name. It is a Turkic term for nomads. Tradition says they lived in the Caucasus since 722 A.D. Different from Takestani [tks] of Iran. Jewish.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Judeo-Tat
User Population
8,490 in Azerbaijan (2011 UNSD). Ethnic population: 15,000 (2014 NCRP).
Location
Quba district: Baku and Krasnaya Sloboda village; Oguz district: Vartashen village.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Jewish.
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Language Name
Judeo-Tat
User Population
71,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).
Location
HaDarom district: Sderot, border town with Gaza Strip; HaMerkazi district: Hadera and Or ’Akiva, near Mediterranean coast.
Dialects
Derbend.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. 2,000 speakers a year, called Bik, emigrate from the Caucasus Mountains to Israel. Jewish.
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Map

Location: Chechnya republic: Grozniy; Dagestan republic: Buinaksk, Derbent, Kizlyar, Majalis, and Makhachkala, south of Pyatigorsk; Kabardino-Balkar republic: Nalchyk; North Ossetia-Alania republic: Mozdok.