Kryts language
| Kryts | |
|---|---|
| кърыцIаь мез ġrəċä mez | |
| цIека meз ċeka mez | |
| Native to | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Quba Rayon |
| Ethnicity | Kryts |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kry |
| Glottolog | kryt1240 |
| ELP | Kryts |
Kryts (Kryc) is a Samur language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan by 6,000 people in 1975.[2] Its dialects are Kryts, Jek, Khaput, Yergyudzh, and Alyk, which are all quite distinct and could be considered separate languages.[2]
Kryts is endangered[3][4], classified as "severely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[5]
References
- Authier, Gilles. 2009. Grammaire kryz. Paris: Peeters.
- ^ Kryts at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Ethnologue entry for Kryts
- ^ "Kryts". The Endangered Languages Project.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger". UNESCO.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger Archived February 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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