Dido

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
ddo
Alternate Names
Cez, Didoi, Tsez, Tsezy, Tsuntin
Autonym
Цез мец‎ (Cez mec), Цезйас мец‎ (Cezyas mec)
User Population

12,500 in Russian Federation (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 20,000 (2014 NCRP).

Location

Dagestan republic: Tsuntinsky district, several villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Nakh-Daghestanian, Tsezic, West Tsezic
Dialects

Sahada (Soƛʼo), Asakh (Asaq), Mokok (Newo), Kidero (Kidiro). Sahada most distinct. May be a separate language.

Language Use

Highland users have good language maintenance, those moving to the lowlands show attrition. Few domains. Some young people, all adults. More than half the children speak Dido. Positive attitudes. Also use Avar [ava], as a literary language. Used as L2 by Hinukh [gin].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary schools. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dido
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

Muslim.

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