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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
| name = Digor
| name = Digor
| altname = дигорон ӕвзаг (''digoron ӕvzag'')
| states = [[North Caucasus]]
| states = Russia
| region = [[North Ossetia]]
| speakers = ca. 100,000<!--one sixth of the Ossete pop. per ref-->
| speakers = ca. 100,000<!--one sixth of the Ossete pop. per ref-->
| date = 2010
| date = 2010
| ref = <ref>Bernard Comrie, 1981. ''The Languages of the Soviet Union,'' p. 164.</ref>
| ref = <ref>[[Bernard Comrie]], 1981. ''The Languages of the Soviet Union,'' p. 164.</ref>
| familycolor = Indo-European
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
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| glotto = digo1242
| glotto = digo1242
| glottorefname = Digor Ossetian
| glottorefname = Digor Ossetian
| pronunciation = {{IPA|[digɔːrɔːn ɐvzɑːg]}}
| ethnicity = [[Digor people|Digors (West Ossetians)]]
| nation = {{flag|Russia}}<ul><li>{{flag|North Ossetia}}</li></ul>
| script = [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] <small>(current)</small> <br />[[Arabic script|Arabic]], [[Latin script|Latin]] <small>(historical)</small>
| nativename = Дигорон ӕвзаг, Digoron ӕvzag
}}
}}


'''Digor''' or '''Digorian''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɪ|g|ə|r}}; {{lang|os|дигорон ӕвзаг}}, {{transl|os|digoron ӕvzag}}, pronounced {{IPA-cau|digoron ɐvzag|}}) is a [[dialect]] of the [[Ossetian language]] spoken by the [[Digor people]]. It is less widely spoken than [[Iron (dialect)|Iron]], the other extant Ossetian dialect. The two are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages; in the recently published Digor–Russian dictionary, the compiler Fedar Takazov refers to a "Digor language", though the editor in the same book uses "Digor dialect". Until 1939, Digor had a literary language separate from Iron.
'''Digor Ossetian''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɪ|g|ə|r}}; {{lang-os|дигорон ӕвзаг|digoron ӕvzag}} {{IPA|os|digɔːrɔːn ɐvzɑːg|pron}}) also known as '''Digor Ossetic''' or '''Digor-Ossetic''', is a [[dialect]] of the [[Ossetic language]] spoken by the [[Digor people]]. It is less widely spoken than [[Iron (dialect)|Iron]], the other extant Ossetian dialect. The two are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages; in the recently published Digor–Russian dictionary, the compiler [[Fedar Takazov]] refers to a "Digor language", though the editor in the same book uses "Digor dialect".


Digor is spoken in the west of the [[Republic of North Ossetia]] ([[Digora]], [[Chikola, Russia|Chikola]], etc.) and in neighboring [[Kabardino-Balkaria]].<ref name="RFE">{{cite web |last1=Fuller |first1=Liz |title=One Nation, Two Polities, Two Endangered Ossetian Languages? |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/caucasus-report-ossetian-language-endangered-russia/27039247.html |website=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en |date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Digor is used far less than Iron at about a one to five ratio while also being non-existent in the [[Republic of South Ossetia]].<ref name="RFE" />
Digorian speakers live in the western part of [[North Ossetia]] ([[Digora]], [[Chikola, Russia|Chikola]], etc.); in North Ossetia's capital, [[Vladikavkaz]]; and in larger cities of [[Russia]]. Counts of speakers are largely nonexistent, because Digorians are mostly calculated as [[Ossetians]] during census.


Digor and Iron are not mutually comprehensible, as there are about 2,500 words in the Digor dialect that do not exist in the Iron dialect, and some North Ossetian scholars still consider Digor a separate language, as it was considered until 1937.<ref name="RFE" /> The phonetic, morphological, and lexical differences between the two dialects are greater than between [[Chechen language|Chechen]] and [[Ingush language|Ingush]].<ref name="RFE" />
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==See also==

In 2011 North Ossetia launched a Digor language version of the [[REGNUM News Agency]] and adopted two efforts to promote the study of the Digor for young students whose parents have forgotten the dialect in 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2015 respectively.<ref name="RFE" /> Additionally, at this time, the government of North Ossetia started offering [[textbooks]] in Digor.<ref name="RFE" />

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== See also ==
* [[Ossetians]]
* [[Ossetians]]
* [[North Ossetia–Alania]]
* [[North Ossetia–Alania]]
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== References ==
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Revision as of 19:38, 28 February 2024

For district in Kars Province of Turkey, see Digor, Kars.
Digor
Дигорон ӕвзаг, Digoron ӕvzag
Pronunciation[digɔːrɔːn ɐvzɑːg]
Native toNorth Caucasus
EthnicityDigors (West Ossetians)
Native speakers
ca. 100,000 (2010)[1]
Cyrillic (current)
Arabic, Latin (historical)
Official status
Official language in
 Russland
Language codes
ISO 639-3-
Glottologdigo1242

Digor Ossetian (/ˈdɪɡər/; Ossetian: дигорон ӕвзаг, romanized: digoron ӕvzag pronounced [digɔːrɔːn ɐvzɑːg]) also known as Digor Ossetic oder Digor-Ossetic, is a dialect of the Ossetic language spoken by the Digor people. It is less widely spoken than Iron, the other extant Ossetian dialect. The two are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages; in the recently published Digor–Russian dictionary, the compiler Fedar Takazov refers to a "Digor language", though the editor in the same book uses "Digor dialect".

Digor is spoken in the west of the Republic of North Ossetia (Digora, Chikola, etc.) and in neighboring Kabardino-Balkaria.[2] Digor is used far less than Iron at about a one to five ratio while also being non-existent in the Republic of South Ossetia.[2]

Digor and Iron are not mutually comprehensible, as there are about 2,500 words in the Digor dialect that do not exist in the Iron dialect, and some North Ossetian scholars still consider Digor a separate language, as it was considered until 1937.[2] The phonetic, morphological, and lexical differences between the two dialects are greater than between Chechen and Ingush.[2]

In 2011 North Ossetia launched a Digor language version of the REGNUM News Agency and adopted two efforts to promote the study of the Digor for young students whose parents have forgotten the dialect in 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2015 respectively.[2] Additionally, at this time, the government of North Ossetia started offering textbooks in Digor.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bernard Comrie, 1981. The Languages of the Soviet Union, p. 164.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Fuller, Liz (28 May 2015). "One Nation, Two Polities, Two Endangered Ossetian Languages?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 23 February 2024.


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