Sanzhi language

Sanzhi
Sanzhi Dargwa
сунглан гъай sunglan ʁaj
Pronunciation[sunglan ʁaj]
Native toRussia
RegionDagestan
EthnicitySanzhi Dargwa (sunglan-te)
Native speakers
250 (2019)
Northeast Caucasian
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsanz1248
ELPSanzhi Dargwa
  Sanzhi (and Itsari)

Sanzhi (Sanzhi: sunglan ʁaj, also called Sanzhi Dargwa) is an endangered Dargin language spoken by about 250 people in Dagestan, closely related to Itsari. It is considered critically endangered due to its obsolescence in favor of Russian. The language is unwritten.