The two are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages; in the recently published Digor–Russian dictionary, the compiler Fedar Takazov refers to a "Digor language", though the editor in the same book uses "Digor dialect".

Digor is spoken in the west of the Republic of North Ossetia (Digora, Chikola, etc.)

[3] The phonetic, morphological, and lexical differences between the two dialects are greater than between Chechen and Ingush, often considered two separate languages.

[3] In 2011 North Ossetia launched a Digor language version of the REGNUM News Agency and adopted two efforts to promote the study of the Digor for young students whose parents have forgotten the dialect in 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2015 respectively.

[3] Additionally, at this time, the government of North Ossetia started offering textbooks in Digor.