Budukh language
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Budukh or Budugh (Будад мез, Budad mez[3]) is a Samur language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by about 200 of approximately 1,000 ethnic Budukhs.[1]
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Budukh | |
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Будад мез budad mez | |
Native to | Azerbaijan |
Region | Quba Rayon |
Ethnicity | 1,000 Budukhs (1990)[1] |
Native speakers | 200 (2010)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bdk |
Glottolog | budu1248 |
ELP | Budukh |
Budukh is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] |
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Budukh is a severely endangered language,[4][5] and classified as such by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[2]