Bashkort
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 1,380,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 1,451,340. Ethnic population: 2,059,700. |
| Region | Bashkortostan, between Volga River and Ural Mountains; beyond the Urals. Also in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
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| Alternate names | Basquort, Bashkir |
| Dialects | Kuvakan (Mountain Bashkir), Yurmaty (Steppe Bashkir), Burzhan (Western Bashkir). Similar to Tatar [tat]. |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Western, Uralian |
| Language use | All ages. Neutral attitude. Also use Tatar. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1899–2003. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Oil workers; agriculturalists; traditionally cattle raisers. Muslim (Sunni). |
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