Kryts
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A language of Azerbaijan
Alternate Names
Dzek, Dzhek, Dzheki, Katsy, Kryc, Kryz, Kryzy
User Population
5,000 (Salminen 2007).
Location
Quba district: Alyk, Jek, Khaput, Kryz, and Yergyuj villages.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Kryts, Dzhek, Xaput (Khaput), Yergyudzh, Alyk. Dialects quite distinct; perhaps separate languages.
Language Use
All domains. Some young people, all adults. Used by 30%–50% of children, but number of child speakers decreasing (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Also use North Azerbaijani [azj], as a literary language.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Muslim.