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| Total population | |
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| c. 10,000 (high. est.) | |
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 Russia | 1,161 (2021)[1] |
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| Tindi | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
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| Northeast Caucasian peoples | |
TheTindi are an indigenous people ofDagestan,North Caucasus living in five villages in the central area around theAndi-Koysu river and the surrounding mountains in northwestern southern Dagestan. They have their own language,Tindi, and primarily followSunni Islam, which reached the Tindi people around the 8th or 9th century. The only time the Tindi were counted as a distinct ethnic group in the Russian Census was in 1926, when 3,812 reported being ethnic Tindis. In 1967, there were about 5,000 ethnic Tindi (T. Gudava[full citation needed]). They are culturally similar to theAvars.
The basis of the Tindis' ethnic identity is their language, but its use is limited to domestic settings and is decreasing. Therefore, the Tindis are in danger of assimilation by the Avars,whose language is the dominant local one.
Neighboring peoples are theChamalals,Avars,Bagvalals,Akhvakhs, andKhwarshis.
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