Tsakhur language
| Tsakhur | |
|---|---|
| цӀаӀхна миз ts'əxna miz | |
| Pronunciation | /t͡sʼaˤχna miz/ |
| Native to | North Caucasus Azerbaijan |
| Ethnicity | Tsakhurs |
Native speakers | 22,300 (2010-2011) |
| Latin in Azerbaijan, Cyrillic in Russia | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tkr |
| Glottolog | tsak1249 |
| ELP | Tsakhur |
Map of Tsakhurs in the Caucasus | |
Tsakhur is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
Tsakhur (Tsakhur: цӀаӀхна миз, romanized: ts'əxna miz) is a Lezgic language spoken by the Tsakhurs in northern Azerbaijan and southwestern Dagestan (Russia). It is spoken by about 11,700 people in Azerbaijan and by about 10,600 people in Russia. The word Tsakhur derives from the name of a Dagestani village where speakers of this language make up the majority.
Although Tsakhur is endangered in communities in closest contact with Azerbaijani, it is vigorous in other communities, gaining prominence in the region, seen in the growth of interest in learning Tsakhur in school and a growing body of Tsakhur-learning materials. Tsakhur is classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.