Lak
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 157,000 in Russian Federation (2002 Census). Population total all countries: 164,420. Ethnic population: 118,000 in the Russian Federation. |
| Region | Central Dagestan. Also in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey (Asia), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
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European Russia, reference number 23 |
| Alternate names | Kazikumukhtsy, Laki |
| Dialects | Kumux (Kumkh), Vicxin (Vitskhin), Vixlin (Vikhlin), Ashtikulin, Balxar-Calakan (Balkar-Tsalakan). Dialects similar. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, East Caucasian, Lak |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1996–2007. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Muslim (Sunni). |
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