Kryts
PrintA language of Azerbaijan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dzek, Dzhek, Dzheki, Katsy, Kryc, Kryz, Kryzy
Population
5,000 (Salminen 2007).
Location
Quba county, Kryz, Jek, Khaput, Yergyuj, Alyk villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Alyk, Dzhek, Kryts, Xaput (Khaput), Yergyudzh. Dialects quite distinct; perhaps separate languages.
Language Use
All domains. Used by 30%–50% of children, but number of child speakers decreasing (2007). Positive attitudes. Azerbaijani is literary language.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten.
Muslim (Sunni).