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Tsez people
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The Tsez (also known as the Dido or the Didoi) are a North Caucasian ethnic group. Their unwritten language, also called Tsez or Dido, belongs to the Northeast Caucasian group with some 15,354 speakers.[2] For demographic purposes, today they are classified with the Avars with whom the Tsez share a religion, Sunni Islam, and some cultural traits. They are centered at the Tsunta district of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. According to the 2002 Russian census, there were 15,256 self-identified Tsez in Russia (15,176 in their homeland).
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Culture
The Tsez traditionally engaged in raising livestock and limited cultivation. In more recent times, some Tsez have migrated to industrial centers for work.[3] The Tsez adhere to Sunni Islam. Islam became the majority faith of the Tsez by the 17th and 18th centuries though elements of pre-Islamic customs are still present.[3]
Genetics
According to genetic studies in 2016, the following haplogroups are found to predominate among Tsez:[4]
- J1 (99%)
- J2 (1%)
References
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