Rutul language

Rutul
мыхаӀбишды чӀел
Pronunciation[mɨχaˤbiʃdɨ t͡ʃʼɛl]
Native toNorth Caucasus, Azerbaijan
RegionSouthern Dagestan, Russian–Azerbaijani border
EthnicityRutul
Native speakers
33,100 (2020 census, in Russia)[1]
(undated figure of 17000 in Azerbaijan)
Cyrillic
Official status
Official language in
 Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-3rut
Glottologrutu1240
ELPRutul
Rutul in the Caucasus
Rutul is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010)

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]

Rutul is endangered in Russia[7] and classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[8]

  1. ^ 7. НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАИБОЛЕЕ МНОГОЧИСЛЕННЫХ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОСТЕЙ ПО РОДНОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
  2. ^ Makhmudova, Svetlana. "Морфология Рутульского языка". elibrary.ru.
  3. ^ Svetlana Makhmudova (2001). "Морфология рутульского языка". www.academia.edu. Moscow. p. 202.
  4. ^ "Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  5. ^ Rutul language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  6. ^ (in Russian) ETHEO: Rutul Language
  7. ^ Published in: Encyclopedia of the world’s endangered languages. Edited by Christopher Moseley. London & New York: Routledge, 2007. 211–280.
  8. ^ UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger