Rutul

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Dagestan republic: Akhtynski district, Xnov village; Rutulsky district, 24 villages.

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Azerbaijan

Language NameRutul

User Population

6,000 in Azerbaijan (2015). Ethnic population: 17,000 (Clarkson and Iurkova 2015).

Location

Shaki district: Şin and Şorsu villages.

Alternate Names

Knovtsy, Myhadbyr, Myxʼabišdy čʼel

Dialects

Borsh-Khnov (Mykhad).

Language Status

6a (Vigorous). Provincially recognized language in Qax and Shaki districts.

Language Use

Home, community. Used by all. Most also use North Azerbaijani [azj]. Many also use Russian [rus].

Other Comments

Muslim.