Dagestan Recognized as Russia’s Most Multilingual Region and Listed in the Book of Records
Dagestan has been officially recognized as Russia’s most multilingual region. Thirty-four distinct languages are spoken within its borders. The record has been verified by experts from the InterRecord International Record Registration System and entered into the Russian Book of Records. The event was organized by the Polylog Foundation for the Development of Interethnic Relations.
The foundation noted that linguistic diversity in Dagestan is preserved as a sustainable system of living communication and intergenerational transmission. The languages are used in everyday life—in the family, education, culture, and public life. Each has its own grammatical system, history of development, and community of speakers.
Read more at the link: https://dagpravda.ru/novosti/dagestan-priznan-samym-mnogoya-zychnym-regionom-rossii-i-vnesen-v-knigu-rekordov/
Dagestan has been officially recognized as Russia’s most multilingual region. Thirty-four distinct languages are spoken within its borders. The record has been verified by experts from the InterRecord International Record Registration System and entered into the Russian Book of Records. The event was organized by the Polylog Foundation for the Development of Interethnic Relations.
The foundation noted that linguistic diversity in Dagestan is preserved as a sustainable system of living communication and intergenerational transmission. The languages are used in everyday life—in the family, education, culture, and public life. Each has its own grammatical system, history of development, and community of speakers.
Read more at the link: https://dagpravda.ru/novosti/dagestan-priznan-samym-mnogoya-zychnym-regionom-rossii-i-vnesen-v-knigu-rekordov/
