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Budukh

Budukh is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Azerbaijan, by about 200 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Budukh · 41.2°N 48.3°E

Budukh or Budugh (Будад мез, Budad mez) is a Lezgic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in parts of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by about 200 of approximately 1,000 ethnic Budukhs.

Budukh is a severely endangered language, and classified as such by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

From Wikipedia · Budukh language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Budukh

MeaningWordRomanization
motherдидеdide
nameтурtur
earибирibir
noseмеъелmeʔel
tongueмезmez
heartйыкӏjıkʼ
headкьылqʼıl
waterхьадx̂ad
fireцӏаcʼa
moonвезvez
rainмафmaf
snowйизjiz
treeдарdar
dogхорxor
catкачkač
pigвакvak
oneсадsad
twoкьадqʼad
threeшубšub
fourйукьудjuqʼud
fiveфудfud
tenйицӏыдjicʼıd
Iзынzın
saltкьелqʼel
breadфуfu
appleйечječ
houseкӏулkʼul

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Vocabulary

  • KryzNakh-Daghestanian62% alike
  • AghulNakh-Daghestanian31% alike
  • RutulNakh-Daghestanian24% alike
  • KhinalugNakh-Daghestanian21% alike
  • TsakhurNakh-Daghestanian19% alike
  • LezghianNakh-Daghestanian18% alike

Grammar

  • KryzNakh-Daghestanian91% alike
  • RutulNakh-Daghestanian91% alike
  • DargwaNakh-Daghestanian89% alike
  • KhinalugNakh-Daghestanian89% alike
  • MuthuvanDravidian88% alike
  • TsezNakh-Daghestanian87% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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