Tsez language

Tsez
Tsez
Dido, Cez
цезйас мец (cezyas mec)
Pronunciation	[t͡sɛzˈjas mɛt͡s]
Native to	North Caucasus
Region	Southern Dagestan
Ethnicity	Tsez
Native speakers	18,000 (2020 census)
Language family	Northeast Caucasian Tsezic Tsez–Hinukh Tsez; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ddo
Glottolog	dido1241
ELP	Tsez
Glottopedia	Tsez
	This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Tsez, also known as Dido (Tsez: цезйас мец (cezyas mec) or цез мец (cez mec)), is a Northeast Caucasian language with about 15,000 speakers (15,354 in 2002) spoken by the Tsez, a Muslim people in the mountainous Tsunta District of southwestern Dagestan in Russia. The name is said to derive from the Tsez word for 'eagle', but this is most likely a folk etymology. The name Dido is derived from the Georgian word დიდი (didi), meaning 'big'.

^ Том 5. «Национальный состав и владение языками». Таблица 7. Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку
^ Glottopedia article on Tsez language.

[1] Том 5. «Национальный состав и владение языками». Таблица 7. Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку

[Glottopedia-2] Glottopedia article on Tsez language.

[1]

[2]

Tsez
Dido, Cez
цезйас мец (cezyas mec)
Pronunciation	[t͡sɛzˈjas mɛt͡s]
Native to	North Caucasus
Region	Southern Dagestan
Ethnicity	Tsez
Native speakers	18,000 (2020 census)^[1]
Language family	Northeast Caucasian Tsezic Tsez–Hinukh Tsez
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ddo`
Glottolog	`dido1241`
ELP	Tsez
Glottopedia	`Tsez`^[2]
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.