Tindi language

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Tindi
Идараб мицци Idarab mittsi
Native toRussia
RegionSouthern Dagestan
Native speakers
2,200 (2010 census)[1]
Northeast Caucasian
Language codes
ISO 639-3tin
Glottologtind1238
ELPTindi

Tindi is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in the Russian republic of Dagestan. Tindis call their language Idarab mitstsi meaning 'the language of the Idar village'. It is only an oral language; Avar or Russian are used in written communication instead. It has approximately 2,150 speakers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tindi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links