Rutul
мыхаӀбишды чӀел
Rutul is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia and Azerbaijan, by about 47.4 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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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.
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Words in Rutul
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | дид | did |
| eye | ул | ul |
| water | хьед | xed |
| fire | цӏай | c̣aj |
| tree | хук | ꭓuk |
| dog | тыла | tɨla |
| cow | зер | zer |
| I | зы | zɨ |
| milk | наӏк | naˤk |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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