Dargwa
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 510,000 in Russian Federation (2002 Census). Population total all countries: 516,490. Ethnic population: 510,156. |
| Region | Southern Dagestan. Also in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey (Asia), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
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European Russia, reference number 12 |
| Alternate names | Dargi, Dargin, Dargintsy, Khiurkilinskii, Uslar |
| Dialects | Cudaxar (Tsudakhar), Akusha (Urkarax, Urakha-Akhush, Akkhusha), Uraxa-Axusha, Kajtak (Xajdak, Kaitak, Kaytak), Kubachi (Kubachin, Kubachintsy, Ughbug), Dejbuk, Xarbuk, Muirin, Sirxin, Itsari, Chirag. Kaytak, Kubachin, Itsari, and Chirag may be separate languages from Dargwa. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, East Caucasian, Dargi |
| Language use | 98% are L1 speakers. Also use Russian. |
| Language development | Taught in secondary schools. Magazines. Newspapers. Bible portions: 1996–2007. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Muslim (Sunni and Shi’a). |
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