Kryts language

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. Its dialects are Kryts, Jek, Khaput, Yergyudzh, and Alyk, which are all quite distinct to the point of only partial mutual intelligibility, therefore they could also be considered separate languages in a dialect continuum.

Kryts
кърыцIаь мез ġrəċä mez
цIека meз ċeka mez
Native toAzerbaijan
RegionQuba Rayon
EthnicityKryts people
Native speakers
5,000 (2007)
Northeast Caucasian
  • Lezgic
    • Samur
      • Southern Samur
        • Kryts
Dialects
  • Kryts
  • Jek
  • Khaput
  • Yergyudzh
  • Alyk
Language codes
ISO 639-3kry
Glottologkryt1240
ELPKryts
Kryts is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kryts is endangered, classified as "severely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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