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The Hunzib language belongs to the Dido subgroup of the northwestern group (Avar-Ando-Dido) of Dagestan languages. There is no consensus on the position of the Hunzib language in the genealogy of Dido languages. E. Bokarev considers it to be an independent language, E. Lomtadze is of the opinion that it is only a dialect. There are no distinct dialects within the Hunzib language itself, just slight differences in pronunciation. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Gunzib, гунзибский язык, ჰუნზიბური ენა, гьонкьос мыц, honƛʼos mɨc, нахадинский язык, Enzeb, Xunzal, Khunzal, Khunzaly,
CLASSIFICATION		Northeast Caucasian, Daghestanian, Tsezic
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		huz
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600-800
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none

PLACES: western Daghestan, Gunzib, Nakhada, Garbutlj villages

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,839
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Ethnic population
600

DATE OF INFO: 1967

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

PLACES: Hunz; Gorbutlj; Nakhada Villages, Dagestan. Some Hunzib families live on the plains of Dagestan and in the Kvareli District of Georgia.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: As regards geography the three Hunzib villages are situated in a mountain area with a harsh climate, on the upper reaches of the River Avar-Koisu.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,840
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
1,840 (2002 Census). Ethnic population: 2,000

DATE OF INFO: 2002

PLACES: Russia;

		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		600-800		100-999		schools and wider communication	Avar, Russian	Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13		western Daghestan, Gunzib, Nakhada, Garbutlj villages
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.														42.1666666667,46.25
	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	2000	1,840	2002	1000-9999	1,840 (2002 Census). Ethnic population: 2,000			Threatened (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		1,839		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					42.1654,46.2991
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			2,000		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.		600		1967			During Soviet era, children were educated for the first five years in Avar, and then Russian from there on.	Avar, Russian	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		13	Hunz; Gorbutlj; Nakhada Villages, Dagestan. Some Hunzib families live on the plains of Dagestan and in the Kvareli District of Georgia.	As regards geography the three Hunzib villages are situated in a mountain area with a harsh climate, on the upper reaches of the River Avar-Koisu.

Hunzib

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Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600-800

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,839

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,840

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Hunzib

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600-800

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,839

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,840

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