ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Eurasia · ISO 639-3 ava · Glottocode avar1256

Avar

In the sources, Avar represents a threatened language classified in the Nakh-Daghestanian family, with records from 4 listed source countries.

Language family
Nakh-Daghestanian
Likely script
Cyrillic (Cyrl)
Source status
threatened
Macroarea
Eurasia
Source country codes
AZ · GE · RU · TR
Reference point
41.705, 46.558

Open research question

Which robust sources show current vitality, institutional use, and community goals for the future of Avar?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.