Tsakhur

TKR

threatened

Alternate Names: Caxur, Sakhur, Tsakhury, Tsaxur, Yikbi

Status Notes: De facto language of provincial identity in Tovuz District.

Genealogy:

North Caucasian
East Caucasian
Lezgic
Nuclear Lezgic
West Lezgic

Demographics: 13,000 in Azerbaijan (1989 census). Population total all countries: 23,673. Ethnic population: 13,300 (1989 census).

Language Use: Most families still transmit it to children.

Language Development: Studied as a subject in local schools (Salminen 2007). Newspapers. Grammar. Bible portions: 2003–2012.

Writing System: Cyrillic, Latin

Nation of Origin: Azerbaijan

Other Comments: Muslim.