Archi

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
aqc
Alternate Names
Archib, Archin, Archintsy, Archsel, Arshashdib
User Population

970 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 2,000 (2014 NCRP).

Location

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

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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.