LEZ ISO 639-3
Lezgi
лезги (Lezgi), лезги чӏал (Lezgi ҫ̇al) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- lez
- Alternate Names
- Kiurintsy, Lezghi, Lezgian, Lezgin
- Autonym
- лезги (Lezgi), лезги чӏал (Lezgi ҫ̇al)
- Population
- 402,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 474,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 630,510.
- Location:
- Dagestan republic: west of Caspian sea coast; central Caucasus.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational). Provincially recognized language in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Constitution of Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Article 10).
- Classification
- Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, East Lezgic
- Dialects
- Kiuri (Gelkhen, Giliar, Güne, Kjurinski, Qurah, Yarki), Samur (Akhty, Dashagyl-Filfil, Doquzpara, Fiy, Jaba, Qurush, Samurski).
- Language Use
- Most domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lezgi
- Writing
- Caucasian Albanian script [Aghb], no longer in use. Cyrillic script [Cyrl], used since 1938 to present.
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Ismayilli, Qabala, Quba, Qusar, and Xacmaz districts; Russian Federation border area; Caucasus southern slopes of main chain.
- Dialects
- Quba (Kuba).
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Azerbaijan
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
193,000 in Azerbaijan (Leclerc 2017b). Ethnic population: 350,000 (2014 NCRP).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Georgia
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
3,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kyrgyzstan
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
2,400 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 2,600 (2009 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kazakhstan
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
5,400 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Turkmenistan
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
18,000 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Balikesir province: Balikesir Markesi district, central village Kirne; Yalova province.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Turkey
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
1,200 in Turkey (1996).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Ukraine
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
1,510 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 4,350 (2001 census).
- Location
- Qoraqalpog’iston Republic: Amundaryo district, Nukus area.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Uzbekistan
Language Name
Lezgi
User Population
4,000 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Map
Location: Dagestan republic: west of Caspian sea coast; central Caucasus.
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