ISO 639-3 · rutrut
Northeast Caucasian family
Rutul
мыхаӀбишды чӀел
Rutul is a language of the Samur branch (Northeast Caucasian), spoken in Azerbaijan and Russia. Wikidata counts about 47,400 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “Northeast Caucasian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
rut- Glottocode
rutu1240- Family
- Northeast Caucasian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 62 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Rutul · мыхаӀбишды чӀел |
|---|---|
| Also called | Rutul language |
| All speakers | 47,400 (2010) |
| Written in | Cyrillic |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Northeast Caucasian to Rutul
The branches above Rutul, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Azerbaijan
azeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafekurKurdishIndo-European · 21 mSafekmrKurmanjiIndo-European · 14.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkazKazakhTurkic · 13.2 m1 · NationalazjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 9.2 m1 · NationalhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalkatGeorgianKartvelian · 3.7 m1 · NationalpntPontic GreekIndo-European · 778,0006a · VigorousavaAvarNortheast Caucasian · 766,5003 · Wider CommunicationtlyTalyshIndo-European · 764,4004 · Educational