Ethnologue

Hinukh

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ginukh, Ginukhtsy, Ginux, Hinuq, Hinux

Population

5 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 600 (2014 NCRP).

Location

Dagestan Republic: Tsuntinsky district, Ginukh.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Article 10, Constitution).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Similar to Tsez (Dido) [ddo], but probably not inherently intelligible.

Language Use

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

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

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