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The Bagvalal language (Bagulal) is an Avar–Andic language spoken by the Bagvalals in southwestern Dagestan, Russia, along
the right bank of the river Andi-Koisu and the surrounding hills, near the Georgian border. It is fairly similar to Tindi,
its closest relative. There were about 6,500 people who speak Bagvalal in the survey by Koryakov in 2006. The tradition and
culture of the Bagvalal people is very similar to that of the Avar people, due to their common history within the Avar Khanate.
Bagvalal has three dialects which are named after the names of the villages in which they are spoken in. Only the Tlisi dialect
has been studied to a certain significance, because of its similarities to the Tindi language. Bagvalal has numerous loanwords
from such languages as Arabic, Russian, Turkish, and Avar. It is only used as an oral language; Avar or Russian are used as
written languages. Nowadays Bagvalal is only used in family settings, using Avar or Russian for every other area of communication.
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sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Unfortunately, Bagvalal has been suffering severe problems. It
has been in serious danger of extinction. The schooling and cultural revolution have contributed to Bagvalal's serious decline.
Bagvalal pupils are taught in Avar in primary school, and in secondary school they are taught in Russian. Between 1950 and
1970, Bagvalals migrated to different districts in the Astrakhan province of Russia, and this also affected the Bagvalal language.
Despite this, most of the Bagvalal are supportive towards the language, and around 30~50% of children are fluent in the language.
Bagvalal was first mentioned in the 19th century, but very few recordings of the language have been made. There has been very
little linguistic research done on the language. |
Names (more)[br] Bagvalaleg[en] Bagvalal language [fi] Bagvalin kieli [fr] Bagwalal [mk] Багвалалски јазик [pl] Język bagulalski [ru] Багвалинский язык [uk] Багвалинська мова |
Language type : Living
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