Tabasaran
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A language of Russian Federation
Alternate Names
Ghumghum, Tabasarantsky, Tabassaran
Autonym
табасаран чIал (tabasaran ҫ̇al)
User Population
126,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 146,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 126,300.
Location
Dagestan republic: half live in urban areas, half in 98 Tabasaran-speaking mountain villages.
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Language Status
5* (Developing). Provincially recognized language in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Constitution of Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Article 10).
Dialects
South Tabasaran, North Tabasaran (Khanag).
Language Development
Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2010.
Muslim.