Tsakhur language

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The Tsakhur language is part of the Lezgian group within the Northeast Caucasian languages. It is spoken by approximately 11,000 people, primarily in Dagestan, Russia, and also in Azerbaijan.1

The Lezgian languages are one of several groups within the Dagestanian languages, which themselves are a subdivision of the Nakho-Dagestanian languages. The Northeast Caucasian languages are one of the two main branches of the North Caucasian languages.1

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Caucasian languages
The Lezgian languages
… (about 12,000); Rutul (about 15,000); Tsakhur (about 11,000); Archi (fewer than 1,000); Kryz (about 6,000); Budukh (about 2,000); Khinalug (about 1,500); and Udi (about 3,700). The majority of Lezgi languages are spoken in southern Dagestan, but some of them (Kryz, Budukh, Khinalug, Udi) are spoken chiefly in Azerbaijan; and one…
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… (about 12,000); Rutul (about 15,000); Tsakhur (about 11,000); Archi (fewer than 1,000); Kryz (about 6,000); Budukh (about 2,000); Khinalug (about 1,500); and Udi (about 3,700). The majority of Lezgi languages are spoken in southern Dagestan, but some of them (Kryz, Budukh, Khinalug, Udi) are spoken chiefly in Azerbaijan; and one…
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