Khinalug language
| Khinalug | |
|---|---|
| Xinaliq | |
| каьтш мицI kätš micʼ кетш мицI ketš micʼ | |
| Pronunciation | [kætʃ mit͡sʼ] |
| Native to | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Quba |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2007) |
Northeast Caucasian
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| Cyrillic script, Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kjj |
| Glottolog | khin1240 |
| ELP | Khinalugh |
Khinalug (in Azerbaijan) | |
Khinalug is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
Khinalug (also spelled Khinalig, Khinalugi, Xinalug(h), Xinaliq or Khinalugh) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 3,000 people in the villages of Khinalug and Gülüstan, Quba in the mountains of Quba Rayon, northern Azerbaijan. It may either belong to the Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family, or it may form its own independent branch within that family.
Khinalug is endangered, and classified as "severely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.