Lak language

Lak
лакку маз
lakku maz
لاکّو ماز
Pronunciation[lakːu maz]
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionMountain Dagestan
EthnicityLaks
Native speakers
152,050 (2010 census)[1]
Cyrillic (Lak alphabet)
Latin (formerly)
Arabic (formerly)
Official status
Official language in
 Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbe
Glottologlakk1252
  Lak
Lak is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Lak (лакку маз, [lakːu maz] ) is a Northeast Caucasian language forming its own branch within this family. It is the language of the Lak people from the Russian autonomous republic of Dagestan, where it is one of six standardized languages. It is spoken by about 157,000 people.

  1. ^ Lak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)