Digor Ossetian
E536460
Digor Ossetian is a Northwestern Iranian language variety spoken primarily in the Digor region of North Ossetia–Alania and considered one of the main dialects of Ossetian.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian language variety
ⓘ
Northwestern Iranian language ⓘ dialect of Ossetian ⓘ |
| ancestor |
Proto-Indo-European language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Indo-Iranian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Iranian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Iron Ossetian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Iron Ossetian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatedStatus | dialect versus separate language in some classifications ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ossetians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | digo1241 ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | rich nominal case system ⓘ |
| hasDialectStatus | one of the main dialects of Ossetian ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lexical differences from Iron Ossetian
ⓘ
morphological differences from Iron Ossetian ⓘ significant phonological differences from Iron Ossetian ⓘ |
| hasGenderSystem | no grammatical gender ⓘ |
| hasLiterature | limited written literature ⓘ |
| hasNumberSystem | singular and plural ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | retains conservative features compared to Iron Ossetian ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus | often considered less prestigious than Iron Ossetian ⓘ |
| hasStandardization | less standardized than Iron Ossetian ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Russia ⓘ |
| hasStressPattern | variable stress depending on dialect and word type ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | typically SOV ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Scytho-Sarmatian language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neighboring Caucasian languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | dig ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Northwestern Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ossetian language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Digor region of North Ossetia–Alania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | linguists as distinct from Iron Ossetian ⓘ |
| regionType | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Eastern Caucasus Iranian varieties ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Digor Ossetians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
North Ossetia–Alania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Ossetian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication in Digor communities ⓘ |
| usedIn | local education in parts of North Ossetia–Alania ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | local traditional practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.