Ghodoberi

Facts

  • Language: Ghodoberi
  • Alternate names: Godoberi, годоберинский язык, ღოდობერიული ენა, годоберийский язык, гъибдилIи мицци, Ɣibdiƛi micci, Godoberin,
  • Language code: gdo
  • Language family: Nakh-Daghestanian, Daghestanian, Avar-Andic-Tsezic, Andic, Botlikh-Godoberi
  • Number of speakers: 2,500-4,000
  • Vulnerability: Endangered
  • Script: Unwritten.

More information:

    Traditional territory and way of life. Muslim.

    The Godoberi language belongs to the Andi subgroup of the northwestern group (Avar-Dido) of Dagestan languages. The Godoberis themselves call their language gijbdilhi mitstsi. There are two distinct dialects -- the Godoberi and the Zibirhali dialects -- which differ first and foremost in the pronunciation. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)