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The Dido language belongs to the northwestern group of Dagestan languages (Avar-Ando-Dido), and has a high degree of inner differentiation (five dialects: the Kidero, Shaitl, Asakh, Shapikh and Sagada). The Sagada dialect is notable for its difference from the others. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Dido, Cez, цезский язык, დიდოური ენა, цезйас мец, cezyas mec, цез мец, cez mec, Tsuntin, Didoi
CLASSIFICATION		Northeast Caucasian, Daghestanian, Tsezic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ddo
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Sagadin
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,000-8,000
Native speakers worldwide

More on Orthography: Until recently, there was no literacy in Tsez, but a primer was published in 1993.

PLACES: Western Daghestan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in several villages, including
Khutrakh, Kidero, Khupri, Shaitl, Mikok, Tsebari, Asakh, Shapikh and Sagada, in Tsunta County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation, and in a number of expatriate communities elsewhere in Daghestan as well as in Turkey.

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,839
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~7,000

DATE OF INFO: 1967

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The Didos live in Dagestan, on the upper reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The largest villages (Kidero, Gudatl, Azilta, Shaitl, Kituri, Asakh, Retlob, Shapikh, Hupri, Sagada, Mitluda and Tsibari) are situated in the Tsunta District of Dagestan. Some families have settled in the lowland villages of Dagestan.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 2002 census.

DATE OF INFO: 2002

PLACES: Russia;

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,356
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,000
Native speakers worldwide

		2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Tapani Salminen	Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		7,000-8,000		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Western Daghestan	Spoken in several villages, including Khutrakh, Kidero, Khupri, Shaitl, Mikok, Tsebari, Asakh, Shapikh and Sagada, in Tsunta County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation, and in a number of expatriate communities elsewhere in Daghestan as well as in Turkey.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.												42.25,45.75
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		15,400	2002	10000-99999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 2002 census.		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Russia;
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		15,356		10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				42.2376,45.8734
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			7,000		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
9985-936922		1993	The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire			Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits			http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook		"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.		~7,000	6,839	1967	1000-9999		Avar	Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13		The Didos live in Dagestan, on the upper reaches of the Andi-Koisu river. The largest villages (Kidero, Gudatl, Azilta, Shaitl, Kituri, Asakh, Retlob, Shapikh, Hupri, Sagada, Mitluda and Tsibari) are situated in the Tsunta District of Dagestan. Some families have settled in the lowland villages of Dagestan.

Tsez

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,000-8,000

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,839

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,356

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,000

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Tsez

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,000-8,000

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,839

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,356

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,000

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