Rutul

Facts

  • Language: Rutul
  • Alternate names: Rutuly, Mukhad, Mykhanidy, мыхӀабишды чӀел, myxʼabišdy čʼel, рутульский язык, რუთულური ენა, მუხუდური ენა, Chal, Rutal, Rutultsy
  • Language code: rut
  • Language family: North Caucasian, East Caucasian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, West Lezgic (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 19,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Cyrillic script.

More information:

    Dialect groups may be treated as separate languages (Koryakov 2006). Muslim (Sunni).

    Rutul is spoken in Russia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus;Europe;East Asia.