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Tindi language

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Native to
  
Russia

Native speakers
  
2,200 (2010 census)

Glottolog
  
tind1238

Region
  
Southern Dagestan

ISO 639-3
  
tin

Language family
  
Northeast Caucasian Avar–Andic Andic Akhvakh–Tindi Karata–Tindi Botlikh–Tindi Bagvalal–Tindi Tindi

Tindi is an Northeast Caucasian language spoken in the Russian republic of Dagestan. Tindis call their language Idarab mitstsi meaning 'the language of the Idar village'. It is only an oral language; Avar or Russian are used in written communication instead. It has approximately 2,150 speakers.

References

Tindi language Wikipedia