Hinukh

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ginukh, Ginukhtsy, Ginux, Hinux

Population

5 (2010 census).

Location

Southwestern Dagestan Republic, Tsuntinsky district, Ginukh.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Close to Tsez (Dido) [ddo], but probably not inherently intelligible.

Language Use

Family. Few child speakers. Positive attitudes. Also use Avar [ava], Russian [rus] or Dido [ddo]. Avar is literary language.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.

Other Comments

Hinukh men marry Dido women. Hinukh women marry men from other ethnic groups. Muslim.