Tabassaran
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 128,000 in Russian Federation (2002 Census). Population total all countries: 128,900. Ethnic population: 131,785 in Russia (2002 Census). |
| Region | Southern Dagestan. Also in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. |
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European Russia, reference number 28 |
| Alternate names | Ghumghum, Tabasaran, Tabasarantsy |
| Dialects | South Tabasaran, North Tabasaran (Khanag). |
| Classification | North Caucasian, East Caucasian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, East Lezgic |
| Language development | Magazines. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996–2007. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Muslim (Sunni). |
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