Tsakhur | Ethnologue

A language of Azerbaijan

ISO 639: tkr
Alternate Names: C’aiχna miz, Caxur, Sakhur, Saxur dili, Ts’axna miz, Tsakhna Miz, Tsakhury, Tsaxur, Yıqbışda miz, Yedna Miz, Yikbi, Yiksum, Yiqny Miz, Yiqsum, cʼäxna miz
Autonym: Ts‘əxna miz
Population: 11,700 in Azerbaijan (2011 UNSD). Ethnic population: 30,000 (2017). Total users in all countries: 22,300.
Location:: Qax and Zaqatala districts. 22 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Provincially recognized language in Zaqatala and Qax districts.
Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, West Lezgic
Dialects: Muslax, Mishlesh, Cinix, Kalyal Muxax, Suvagil, Subunchi.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Most children are speakers (Salminen 2007). Most also use North Azerbaijani [azj] (Sackett 2017). Many also use Russian [rus] (Sackett 2017).
Language Development: Studied as a subject in some local schools (Sackett 2017). Literature. Newspapers. Videos. Bible portions: 2003–2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tsakhur
Writing: Cyrillic script [Cyrl], used in Russia. Latin script [Latn], used in Azerbaijan.
Other Comments: Muslim.

Russian Federation

Location: Dagestan republic: Rutulsky district, 13 villages.
Dialects: Tsakh (Jinagh, Mishkesh, Mukhakh-Sabunchi, Muslakh, Suvagil, Tsakh-Qum, Tsakhur), Gelmets-Mikik (Gelmets, Gelmets-kurdul, Kirmico-Lek, Mikik).
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: Most widely scattered smaller ethnic group. Muslim.

Location: Qax and Zaqatala districts. 22 villages.