Alternate Names: Kiurinsty, Lezghi, Lezgian, Lezgin
Dialects: Kiuri (Gelkhen, Giliar, Güne, Qurah, Yarki), Quba (Kuba), Samur (Akhty, Dashagyl-Filfil, Doquzpara, Fiy, Jaba, Qurush).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 402,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Population total all countries: 788,720. Ethnic population: 474,000 (2010 census).
Language Use: Most domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Russian [rus]. Used as L2 by Rutul [rut].
Language Development: Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1990–2010.
Writing System: Cyrillic
Nation of Origin: Russian Federation
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni), Muslim (Shi’a).