- Yergyudzh
- Xaput
- Dzhek
- Kryz
- Alyk
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
Speakers
Location and Context
Administratively the Kryz occupy five villages in the Konakhkent District of Azerbaijan: Kryz (self-designation Karat), Alik (Ealig), Dzhek (Deg), Haput (Hafid) and Ergyuch (Yergüd). Khinalug and Budukh settlements, as well as the Kryz villages, are in the remotest and least accessible areas of Caucasia, more than 2,000 metres above sea level.