Hunzib
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 1,840 (2002 Census). Ethnic population: 2,000. |
| Region | Southern Dagestan, Tsuntin District, Nakhada, Gunzib and Garbutl; Kizilyurt District, Stalskoe. |
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European Russia, reference number 16 |
| Alternate names | Enzeb, Gunzib, Khunzal, Khunzaly, Xunzal |
| Dialects | Separate from Bezhta [kap] (B. Comrie 1989) but very similar to it. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, East Caucasian, Tsezic, East Tsezic |
| Language use | Home. All ages. Mildly supportive toward Hunzib. Some also use Russian. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Writing system | Unwritten. |
| Comments | 27 consonants, 16 vowels, word stress generally linked to prefinal vowel; 5 noun classes; agreement between nouns and coreferent adjectives, pronouns, verbs, and adverbs marked by prefixes; nominative-ergative system; demonstratives. Muslim. |
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