Jek language

Cek, also known as Jek or Dzhek, is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 to 11,000 Jek people in the village of Jek in the mountains of northern Azerbaijan.

Jek
Cekcə məz
цIека meз c’eka mez
Native toAzerbaijan
RegionQuba
Native speakers
(undated figure of 1,500–11,000)
Northeast Caucasian
  • Lezgic
    • Samur
      • Southern Samur
        • Jek
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologdzhe1238

The Jek language is not a written language and Azeri serves as the literary language of the Jek, as well as all Shahdagh peoples.

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