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NOG ISO 639-3

Nogai

Ногай тили‎ (Noğay tili) Autonym

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639
nog
Alternate Names
Karanogai, Kubanogai, Nogaitsy, Nogalar, Nogay, Noghai, Noghay, Noghaylar, Yurt Tatar
Autonym
Ногай тили‎ (Noğay tili)
Population
87,100 (2010 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 104,000 (2010 census).
Location:
Karachay-Cherkessia republic; Dagestan republic: Babayurt, Kizlyar, Nogay, and Tarumovka districts; Chechnya republic: Shelkovskaya district; Stavropol district: Kochubeyevskoye, Mineral’nyye Vody, and Neftekumsk counties; northern Caucasus.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Provincially recognized language in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Constitution of Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Article 10).
Classification
Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian
Dialects
White Nogai (Kuba), Black Nogai (Kara), Central Nogai. Slight dialect differences.
Language Use
Home, community. Some young people, all adults. Many children shift to other languages at school age (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Many also use Kumyk [kum]. Also use Karachay-Balkar [krc]. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development
Most read and write Russian [rus]. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nogai
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
Other Comments
Muslim.

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Location: Karachay-Cherkessia republic; Dagestan republic: Babayurt, Kizlyar, Nogay, and Tarumovka districts; Chechnya republic: Shelkovskaya district; Stavropol district: Kochubeyevskoye, Mineral’nyye Vody, and Neftekumsk counties; northern Caucasus.