Budukh language

Budukh
Будад мез Budad mez
Pronunciation[budanu mɛz]
Native toAzerbaijan
RegionQuba Rayon
Ethnicity1,000 Budukhs (1990)
Native speakers
200 (2010)
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdk
Glottologbudu1248
ELPBudukh
  Budukh
Budukh is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Budukh or Budugh (Будад мез, Budad mez) is a Lezgic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by about 200 of approximately 1,000 ethnic Budukhs.

Budukh is a severely endangered language, and classified as such by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.