Hunzib language
| Hunzib | |
|---|---|
| Gunzib | |
| гьонкьос мыц honƛʼos mɨc | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈhont͡ɬʼos mɨt͡s] |
| Native to | North Caucasus |
| Region | Southern Dagestan |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2006–2010) 3,466 (2020) |
Northeast Caucasian
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| Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | huz |
| Glottolog | hunz1247 |
| ELP | Hunzib |
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.