Budukh language

Budukh or Budugh (Будад мез, Budad mez) is a Samur language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by about 200 of approximately 1,000 ethnic Budukhs.

Budukh
Будад мез budad mez
Native toAzerbaijan
RegionQuba Rayon
Ethnicity1,000 Budukhs (1990)
Native speakers
200 (2010)
Northeast Caucasian
  • Lezgic
    • Samur
      • Southern Samur
        • Budukh
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdk
Glottologbudu1248
ELPBudukh
Budukh is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Budukh is a severely endangered language, and classified as such by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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