Alternate Names: Bulgar
Dialects: Anatri, Viryal. The only extant language in Bolgar branch of Turkic.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,043,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Population total all countries: 1,077,420. Ethnic population: 1,440,000 (2010 census). L2 users: 200,000 in Russian Federation.
Language Use: Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Bible: 2010.
Writing System: Cyrillic
Nation of Origin: Russian Federation
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.