Crysian language
| Crysic | ||
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Spoken in |
Azerbaijan | |
| speaker | approx. 8,000-15,000 | |
| Linguistic classification |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 |
cau |
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| ISO 639-3 |
kry |
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The Krysische (proper name:. [ɢrəts'a mɛz], Russ крызский язык kryzskij jazyk ., English Kryts ), older name also Dschekisch is from about 8000 to 15,000 people in Azerbaijan spoken. Together with Buduchi, it belongs to the Shah Dagh subgroup within the Lesgian group of the ( Northeast Caucasian ) post-Dagestani language family.
The name Krysian is based on the name of the village Qrız , the older name Jekish on the place name Cek .
Linguistic situation
Crysian is not a written language. It is critically endangered as it is under strong assimilation pressure from the Azerbaijani side.
literature
- Sh. M. Saadiev: Kryts . In: Rieks Smeets (Ed.): The Indigenous Languages of the Caucasus . Vol. 4, Part 2. Caravan Books, Delmar (New York) 1994, pp. 408-446.
- George Hewitt: Introduction to the Study of the Languages of the Caucasus . LINCOM Europe, Munich 2004, p. 29.
Web links
- Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Kryts
- John M. Clifton et al .: The sociolinguistic situation of the Kryz in Azerbaijan . SIL International 2005. (PDF file; 250 kB)
- Project Etheo: Crysian, in Russian ( Memento from October 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )