Shelkovnikov Daniil

LANGUAGES IN RUSSIA

Introduction•R

ussia is a federative republic and has about 85 federal subjects.

•About 60% of them have their own native language, each of them is still in use

•We will discuss the most popular ones

Sakha language•O

fficial language of Sakha Republic

•300000 native speakers

•A lot of TV shows and web pages use it

Fact: Dictionary of Sakha language is available in 12-volume form. Each volume has about 700 pictures in it.

Inguish language

•Used by 300 000 people in both Ingushetia and Chechnya

•Has official status in Ingushetia republic

Udmurt language•H

as its roots in the year 2000 BC

•Official language of Udmurt Republic

•There are about 340000 native speakers.

Say it: кыӵе у жпгу мъёсыд? (How are you?)

Chuvash language•O

fficial language of Chuvash Republic

•1.8 million people use it as native language

•The most distinctive of Turkic language family

Fact: there are at least 200 books that have been translated from other languages to Chuvash.

Tatar language•O

ne of the most popular Turkic languages

•About 5.4 million native speakers

•Based on Old Turkic language

Say it: räxmät! (thank you!)

Conclusion

•We’ve shown you the most popular languages in Russia

•Now you know there are more languages than just English and French

•Learn languages, because it is fun