Kryts | |
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кърыцIаь мез ġrəċä mez | |
цIека meз ċeka mez | |
Native to | Azerbaijan |
Region | Quba Rayon |
Ethnicity | Kryts |
Native speakers
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5,000 (2007) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | kryt1240 |
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 and could be considered separate languages.
Kryts is endangered, classified as "severely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.