Also Known As:
Kryz, Kryc, Dzek, кърыцIаь мез, qryc’ä mez, цIека meз, c’eka mez, Qrız dili, крызский язык, джекский язык, Kryzy, Katsy, Dzhek, Dzheki, Kjruaj mez
Dialects & Varieties
- Yergyudzh
- Xaput
- Dzhek
- Kryz
- Alyk
Recent Resources
A grammar of the d'Alik variety of Kryts.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
John M. Clifton. 2009. "The Future of the Shahdagh Languages." In International Journal of the Sociology of Language, edited by Joshua A. Fishman and Ofelia Garcia Otheguy. 2009: 33-45. De Gruyter. Online: http://www.degruyter.com.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/view/j/ijsl.2009.2009.issue-198/ijsl.2009.025/ijsl.2009.025.xml.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
John M. Clifton. 2009. "The Future of the Shahdagh Languages." In International Journal of the Sociology of Language, edited by Joshua A. Fishman and Ofelia Garcia Otheguy. 2009: 33-45. De Gruyter. Online: http://www.degruyter.com.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/view/j/ijsl.2009.2009.issue-198/ijsl.2009.025/ijsl.2009.025.xml.