Also Known As:
Tsaxur, Caxur, цахурский язык, Saxur dili, წახური ენა, цӀаӀхна миз, cʼäxna miz, Sakhur, Tsakhury, Tsakhar
Dialects & Varieties
- Mikik
- Kirmico-Lek
- Misles
Europe and North Asia
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.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~19,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
In recent years Tsakhur has been studied as a subject in local schools.
Location and Context
Countries
Caucasia: northern Azerbaijan and southern Daghestan
Location Description
Spoken in sixteen villages in Zakatala (Zaqatala) and Kakh (Qax) counties in Azerbaijan as well as in thirteen villages in Rutul County in the Republic of Daghestan in the Russian Federation.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Azerbaijani, Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Tsakhur was used as a literary language in the mid-1930s and again in the 1990s.
Recent Resources
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