Jek language
Northeast Caucasian language of Azerbaijan
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Jek | |
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Cekcə məz цIека meз c’eka mez | |
Native to | Azerbaijan |
Region | Quba |
Ethnicity | Jek people |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 1,500–11,000)[1] |
Language family | Northeast Caucasian
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Writing system | unwritten |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | dzhe1238 |
Cek,[2] also known as Jek or Dzhek, is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 to 11,000 Jek people in the village of Jek in the mountains of northern Azerbaijan.[1]
The Jek language is not a written language and Azeri serves as the literary language of the Jek, as well as all Shahdagh peoples.[3]
References
- ^ a b Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu – Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
- ^ "Н. МАРР : "Яфетические языки", Большая сов. энциклопедия, 1-е изд., т. 65, Москва : Сов. Энц., 1931, стр. 841". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
External links
- Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu – Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
- Большая Энциклопедия в 62 томах: Джеки
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Northeast Caucasian languages
Italics indicate extinct languages