Ossetic

A language of Russian Federation

Location

Kabardino-Balkar republic, North Ossetia-Alania republic; north of Ossetic in Georgia.

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Azerbaijan

Language NameOssetic

User Population

2,700 in Azerbaijan (Leclerc 2017b).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Georgia

Language NameOssetic

User Population

39,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015).

Location

Imereti region: Sachkhere municipality; Kvemo Kartli region: small border areas near T’bilisi; Mtskheta-Mtianeti region: Akhalagori and Mtskheta municipalities; Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region: Oni municipality; Shida Kartli region: Gori and Tskhinvali municipalities.

Alternate Names

Osetin, Ossete, Ossetian

Dialects

Digor (Digorian, Digoron, Dogor), Iron, Kudar (South Osetin). Digor and Iron (the major dialect) are mutually unintelligible; may be separate languages.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Christian.

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Kazakhstan

Language NameOssetic

User Population

2,400 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Syria

Language NameOssetic

User Population

50,000 in Syria (2019).

Location

Dara’a province.

Dialects

Iron, Digor.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Muslim.

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Turkey

Language NameOssetic

User Population

41,000 in Turkey (2019).

Location

Ankara and Istanbul urban areas; Antalya and Mugla provinces along Mediterranean coast; Bitlis, Erzurum, and Kars (Sankamis district) provinces east.

Dialects

Digor, Tagaur, Kurtat, Allagir, Tual, Iron.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Turkish [tur].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian, Muslim.

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Turkmenistan

Language NameOssetic

User Population

3,800 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Ukraine

Language NameOssetic

User Population

1,150 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 4,830 (2001 census).

Alternate Names

Ossetian

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Uzbekistan

Language NameOssetic

User Population

7,800 in Uzbekistan (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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