Digor (dialect)
Encyclopedia
Digorian is a dialect
of the Ossetian language. The other is Iron
, which is more widely spoken.
The differences between the two are large enough to call them two languages—and that is done in some sources like the recently published Digor-Russian dictionary by Fedar Takazov (the compiler himself writes "Digor language", while the editor writes in the same book "Digor dialect").
Digorian speakers live in the west of North Ossetia (Digora
, Chikola and other places), in the capital of the republic Vladikavkaz
and in larger cities of Russia
. There is no precise statistics on that because Digorians are mostly calculated as Ossetians
during census.
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
of the Ossetian language. The other is Iron
Iron (dialect)
Iron is one of the two main dialects of the Ossetic language, spoken in the Caucasus. The majority of the Ossetians speak Iron, notably in the East, South and Central parts of North Ossetia-Alania, while in the West the Digor dialect is more prevalent. The Iron dialect is the basis of the Ossetian...
, which is more widely spoken.
The differences between the two are large enough to call them two languages—and that is done in some sources like the recently published Digor-Russian dictionary by Fedar Takazov (the compiler himself writes "Digor language", while the editor writes in the same book "Digor dialect").
Digorian speakers live in the west of North Ossetia (Digora
Digora
Digora is a town and the administrative center of Digorsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located northwest of Vladikavkaz on the Ursdon River...
, Chikola and other places), in the capital of the republic Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
and in larger cities of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. There is no precise statistics on that because Digorians are mostly calculated as Ossetians
Ossetians
The Ossetians are an Iranic ethnic group of the Caucasus Mountains, eponymous of the region known as Ossetia.They speak Ossetic, an Iranian language of the Eastern branch, with most also fluent in Russian as a second language....
during census.
See also
- OssetiansOssetiansThe Ossetians are an Iranic ethnic group of the Caucasus Mountains, eponymous of the region known as Ossetia.They speak Ossetic, an Iranian language of the Eastern branch, with most also fluent in Russian as a second language....
- North Ossetia-AlaniaNorth Ossetia-AlaniaThe Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is a federal subject of Russia . Its population according to the 2010 Census was 712,877.-Name:...
- Digor people