ISO 639-3 · khvkhv
Northeast Caucasian family
Khwarshi
Khwarshi is a language of the Tsezic branch (Northeast Caucasian), spoken in Russia. Wikidata counts about 1,740 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “Tsezic language of disputed classification”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
khv- Glottocode
khva1239- Family
- Northeast Caucasian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 24 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Khwarshi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Khvarshi, Khwarshi language, Khvarshi language, Khwarshi-Inkhoqwari, Khwarshi-Inkhoqwari language |
| All speakers | 1,740 (2010) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Northeast Caucasian to Khwarshi
The branches above Khwarshi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Russia
deuGermanIndo-European · 135 m1 · NationalrusRussianIndo-European · 110 m1 · NationalkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalfasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSafeazeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafeukrUkrainianIndo-European · 34.7 m1 · NationalkazKazakhTurkic · 13.2 m1 · NationalazjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 9.2 m1 · NationalbulBulgarianIndo-European · 9 m1 · NationalbelBelarusianIndo-European · 7.9 m1 · National