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Rutul language
Language belonging to the Lezgic group of the Northeast Caucasian language family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rutul or Rutulian[2][3] is a language spoken by the Rutuls, an ethnic group living in Dagestan (Russia) and some parts of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by 30,000 people in Dagestan (2010 census)[4] and 17,000 (no date) in Azerbaijan.[5] The word Rutul derives from the name of a Dagestani village where speakers of this language make up the majority.[6][full citation needed]
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Not to be confused with Rutuli.
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Rutul | |
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мыхаӀбишды чӀел | |
Pronunciation | [mɨχaˤbiʃdɨ t͡ʃʼɛl] |
Native to | North Caucasus, Azerbaijan |
Region | Southern Dagestan, Russian–Azerbaijani border |
Ethnicity | Rutul |
Native speakers | 33,100 (2020 census, in Russia)[1] (undated figure of 17000 in Azerbaijan) |
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ISO 639-3 | rut |
Glottolog | rutu1240 |
ELP | Rutul |
![]() Rutul in the Caucasus | |
![]() Rutul is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) |
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Rutul is endangered in Russia[7] and classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[8]