Lezgian language
| Lezgian | |
|---|---|
| Lezgi, Lezgin | |
| лезги чӏал lezgi č’al | |
| Pronunciation | [lezɡi tʃʼal] |
| Native to | North Caucasus |
| Region | Dagestan and Azerbaijan |
| Ethnicity | Lezgins |
Native speakers | 630,000 (2020) |
| Cyrillic script (present, official) Latin script (historically) Arabic script (historically) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | lez |
| ISO 639-3 | lez |
| Glottolog | lezg1247 |
Distribution of the Lezgin language in North Caucasus | |
Lezgian is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
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Lezgian (/ˈlɛzɡiən/ LEZ-gee-ən), also called Lezgi (/ˈlɛzɡiː/ LEZ-gee) or Lezgin (/ˈlɛzɡɪn/ LEZ-gin), is a Northeast Caucasian language. It is spoken by the Lezgins, who live primarily in southern Dagestan—where it is an official language—and northern Azerbaijan. It is classified as "vulnerable" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.