Numbers that are symptoms of the deadly disease of the Bashkirs and the Bashkir language?

Numbers that are symptoms of the deadly disease of the Bashkirs and the Bashkir language?

They are quoted by The Same One from Bashkort Telegram channel.

1. Population dynamics:

 — According to the 2010 census, about 1.15 million people in Russia spoke the Bashkir language.

 — The 2021 census showed a decrease in this number to approximately 977,000 people.

2. Percentage:

 — In 2010, about 74% of ethnic Bashkirs claimed to speak the Bashkir language.

 — By 2021, this figure has dropped to approximately 67%.

3. Use in daily life:

 — Despite the fact that many indicate the language proficiency, its actual use in daily life is much lower.

 — According to some estimates, less than half of the ethnic Bashkirs actively use the Bashkir language in daily life. 

4. Age structure:

 — Among the older generation, the percentage of those who is proficient  and speak the Bashkir language is higher.

 — There is a tendency among young people to decrease the active use of language.

5. Total number of schools:

 — According to some data, in the early 2000s in Bashkortostan there were about 800-900 schools where the Bashkir language was taught as the native language.

 — By the 2010s, this number had dropped to approximately 500-600 schools.

6. Schools with education in the Bashkir language:

 — In the early 2000s, there were about 300-350 schools teaching most subjects in the Bashkir language.

 — By 2015-2016, their number had decreased to approximately 200-250 schools.

7. Rural schools:

 — Most schools teaching in the Bashkir language are located in rural areas.

 — The process of optimizing rural schools in the 2000-2010s led to the closure of many small schools, which especially affected Bashkir schools.

8. City schools:

 — In cities, the number of schools teaching in the Bashkir language has always been smaller and continues to decline.

 — In Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, the number of such schools can be counted on fingures.

9. Change in the status of schools:

 — Many schools with a full cycle of education in the Bashkir language were transferred to partial teaching or to the status of schools with in-depth study of the Bashkir language.

10. Trends in recent years:

 — After 2018, when the decision was made to voluntarily study native languages, there has been a further decrease in the number of hours of teaching the Bashkir language and the number of schools with its in-depth study.

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