ISO 639-3 · huzhuz
Northeast Caucasian family
Hunzib
Hunzib is a language of the Tsezic branch (Northeast Caucasian), spoken in Georgia and Russia. Wikidata counts about 1,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
huz- Glottocode
hunz1247- Family
- Northeast Caucasian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 24 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Hunzib |
|---|---|
| Also called | Hunzib language |
| All speakers | 1,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Northeast Caucasian to Hunzib
The branches above Hunzib, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Georgia
azeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafekurKurdishIndo-European · 21 mSafeazjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 9.2 m1 · NationalhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalkatGeorgianKartvelian · 3.7 m1 · NationalcheChechenNortheast Caucasian · 1.4 m2 · ProvincialpntPontic GreekIndo-European · 778,0006a · VigorousavaAvarNortheast Caucasian · 766,5003 · Wider CommunicationxmfMingrelianunclassified · 345,5306a · VigorouslzzLazunclassified · 250,0006b · Threatened