"While people of all ages in the mountain villages speak Kryz as their first language, the situation is more varied in the plains villages. In the Ismayıllı villages of Hacıh et emli and Mollaisaqlı, Kryz is the first language of most residents 30 and older. Due to marriages to non-Kryz spouses, however, Azerbaijani has become the language of the home for some of those from 30 to 55. Because of this, some in this group have lost proficiency in Kryz. Among those 18 to 30 years of age, it is claimed that no more than 30%% speak Kryz well. Finally, proficiency among children is low even though 30%% to 40%% come from homes where at least one parent can speak Kryz. These children are more proficient in Azerbaijani than in Kryz."

In the mountain villages of Hapıt, Əlik, Cek, and Qrız, people in all age groups speak the Kryz language as their first language. Kryz is the language in which they are most fluent. In the İsmayıllı Hapıt villages of Hacıhǝtǝmli and Mollaisaqlı, Kryz is the first language of most residents 30 years of age and older. They speak the Hapıt dialect with one another. Due to marriages with non-Kryz spouses, however, Azerbaijani has become the language of the home for some of those from ages 30 to 55. Because of this, some in this group have lost proficiency in the Hapıt dialect. Language ability continues to decrease with those 18 to 30 years of age. It is claimed that no more than 30%% of this generation speak the Hapıt dialect well. While 30 to 40%% of children in these communities come from homes where at least one of the parents uses the Hapıt dialect
occasionally, proficiency in this dialect is low among the children. The children of these villages are reported to be most fluent in the Azerbaijani language.

The language of education in the mountain villages of Hapıt, Əlik, Cek, and Qrız has always been in Azerbaijani, even during the Soviet period. Apparently, there have never been classes in the Kryz language in any of the villages.

The shift among the younger generations from Kryz to Azeri, the national language, is very rapid in the villages of the plain, where children go to Azeri speaking schools. The Language is maintained best and shifting the slowest in the Mountain communities.