Hunzib language

Hunzib
Gunzib
гьонкьос мыц honƛʼos mɨc
Pronunciation[ˈhont͡ɬʼos mɨt͡s]
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionSouthern Dagestan
Native speakers
1,400 (2006–2010)
3,466 (2020)
Northeast Caucasian
  • Tsezic
    • Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi
      • Hunzib
Cyrillic
Language codes
ISO 639-3huz
Glottologhunz1247
ELPHunzib
  Hunzib
Hunzib is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010)

Hunzib is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Hunzib people in the Tsunta and Kizilyurt districts of Dagestan and in two villages across the Russian border in Georgia. Hunzib is not an official language, and it is rarely written.