Alternate Names: Dzek, Dzhek, Dzheki, Katsy, Kryc, Kryz, Kryzy
Dialects: Alyk, Dzhek, Kryts, Xaput (Khaput), Yergyudzh. Dialects quite distinct; perhaps separate languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 (Salminen 2007).
Language Use: All domains. Used by 30%–50% of children, but number of child speakers decreasing (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Azerbaijani [azj] is literary language.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Azerbaijan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).