Aghul
PrintA language of Russian Federation
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Aghul-ch’al, Agul
Population
29,300 (2010 census).
Location
Southeast Dagestan Republic, Agulsky and Kurakhsky districts; Moscow; Stavropol region.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Agul, Fit’e, Gequn (Burkikhan), Keren, Koshan (Q’ushan), Tsirkhe.
Language Use
98% speak it as L1. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes.
Language Development
Can be taught as a subject in local schools (Salminen 2007). Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2005–2007.
Language Resources
Writing
Cyrillic script.
Muslim (Sunni).