Botlikh

BPH

threatened

Alternate Names: Botlix, Buykhadi

Dialects: Botlikh, Zibirkhalin.

Genealogy:

North Caucasian
East Caucasian
Avar-Andic
Andic

Demographics: 210 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 3,500 (2010 census).

Language Use: Few domains. Used by many children (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Avar [ava] is literary language. Avar [ava] is used in school and for wider group communitcation (Salminen 2007). Russian [rus] is used in school and for wider group communitcation (Salminen 2007).

Language Development: Dictionary.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Russian Federation

Other Comments: Muslim.