Rutul language
| Rutul | |
|---|---|
| мыхаӀбишды чӀел | |
| Pronunciation | [mɨχaˤbiʃdɨ t͡ʃʼɛl] |
| Native to | North Caucasus, Azerbaijan |
| Region | Southern Dagestan, Russian–Azerbaijani border |
| Ethnicity | Rutulians |
Native speakers | 33,100 (2020 census, in Russia) (undated figure of 17000 in Azerbaijan) |
| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rut |
| Glottolog | rutu1240 |
| ELP | Rutul |
Rutulians in the Caucasus | |
Rutulian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
Rutul or Rutulian is a language spoken by the Rutulians, an ethnic group living in Dagestan (Russia) and some parts of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by 30,000 people in Dagestan (2010 census) and 17,000 (no date) in Azerbaijan. The word Rutul derives from the name of a Dagestani village where speakers of this language make up the majority.
Rutulian is endangered in Russia and classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.