Use of languages by indigenous small-numbered peoples in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
The 2020 All-Russian Population Census recorded the languages used by indigenous small-numbered peoples of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Rows list population groups, from Abazins to Soyots, and columns list languages chosen as native or used in daily life, including Russian and Arabic. Figures represent the number of people who named a specific language; for example, Abazins indicated their language 61698 times, while Soyots indicated only 1
Table of language use by indigenous small-numbered peoples in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 30 series shown across 3 breakdowns. 35 values in total.
“Abaza” leads the table with 25,540, “Tajik” closes it with 1. The gap between them is 25,540-fold.
All table numbers are series: 30
| Series | Абазины | Долганы | Сойоты |
|---|---|---|---|
| Указанные населением языки | 61 698,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 |
| Абазинский | 25 540,00 | — | — |
| Абхазский | 15,00 | — | — |
| Аварский | 3,00 | — | — |
| Адыгейский | 5,00 | — | — |
| Адыгский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Азербайджанский | 9,00 | — | — |
| Английский | 93,00 | — | — |
| Арабский | 2,00 | 1,00 | — |
| Армянский | 13,00 | — | — |
| Грузинский | 2,00 | — | — |
| Даргинский | 7,00 | — | — |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 1 410,00 | — | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 161,00 | — | — |
| Кумыкский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Лакский | 2,00 | — | — |
| Немецкий | 8,00 | — | — |
| Ногайский | 73,00 | — | — |
| Осетинский | 5,00 | — | — |
| Русский | 34 284,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 28,00 | — | — |
| Таджикский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Татарский | 4,00 | — | — |
| Турецкий | 2,00 | — | — |
| Узбекский | 2,00 | — | — |
| Украинский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Цыганский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Чеченский | 1,00 | — | — |
| Другие языки (не перечисленные выше) | 24,00 | — | — |
| Лица, в переписных листах которых владение языками не указано | 781,00 | — | — |
How to read this table
Rows are categorized by ethnicity, providing the linguistic profile of each group. Data can be compared by columns to show the prevalence of specific languages among different peoples of the republic. In addition to indigenous languages, Russian and Arabic are listed to help assess proficiency in state and religious languages within specific ethnic communities
What is visible in these numbers
Only 40% of the cells carry a value — empty cells are missing in the source publication and are not filled in here.
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Period and application
Data is based on the 2020 Census results and published in the fifth volume of the All-Russian Population Census results. This data is useful for linguists, ethnographers, and government officials studying the linguistic situation in the region. The statistics record only the languages officially specified by respondents when completing census questionnaires
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