Kryts language

Kryts
Kryts
Kryc
кърыцIаь мез ġrəċä mez/qryc’ä mez; цIека meз ċeka mez/c’eka mez; Йергуьж мез
Pronunciation	[ɢrɨts’æ mɛz]
Native to	Azerbaijan
Region	Quba Rayon
Ethnicity	Kryts people
Native speakers	5,000 (2007)
Language family	Northeast Caucasian Lezgic Samur Southern Samur Kryts; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kryts; Jek; Khaput; Yergyudzh [lez]; Alyk;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kry
Glottolog	kryt1240
ELP	Kryts
	Kryts
	Kryts is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kryts (Kryc) is a Lezgic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan by 6,000 people in 1975. Its dialects are Kryts, Jek, Khaput, Yergyudzh [lez], and Alyk, which are all quite distinct to the point of only partial mutual intelligibility, therefore they could also be considered separate languages in a dialect continuum.

Phonology

In 2020, a dictionary was published in the Khaput variety, using the Latin script.

Authier, Gilles (2009). Grammaire kryz. Collection Linguistique (Société de linguistique de Paris). Vol. 93. Leuven: Peeters. ISBN 9789042923157.

v t e Languages of Azerbaijan
Official language	Azerbaijani
Minority languages	Aghul Avar Budukh Domari Garachi Georgian Jek Judeo-Tat Khinalug Kryts Lezgin Russian Rutul Talysh Tat Tsakhur Turkish Udi
Sign languages	Azerbaijani Sign Language
Formerly spoken minority languages	Armenian Eastern Armenian
Extinct	Kilit Shirvani Arabic

Authority control databases
International	GND
National	Israel

Kryts
Kryc
кърыцIаь мез ġrəċä mez/qryc’ä mez цIека meз ċeka mez/c’eka mez Йергуьж мез
Pronunciation	[ɢrɨts’æ mɛz]
Native to	Azerbaijan
Region	Quba Rayon
Ethnicity	Kryts people
Native speakers	5,000 (2007)
Language family	Northeast Caucasian Lezgic Samur Southern Samur Kryts
Dialects	Kryts Jek Khaput Yergyudzh [lez] Alyk
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kry`
Glottolog	`kryt1240`
ELP	Kryts
Kryts
Kryts is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger