Most children are speakers.

In recent years Tsakhur has been studied as a subject in local schools.

Tsakhur was used as a literary language in the mid-1930s and again in the 1990s.

Although a Tsakhur literary language was founded in 1932, on the basis of the Latin alphabet, it was never used.

"The Tsakhur language and people are under increasing influence from Azerbaijani... Everyone in Yeni Suvaqil and Ağyazi was reported to speak and understand Tsakhur perfectly. In Qum, everyone other than preschool and school-aged children was also reported to speak and understand Tsakhur perfectly. School-aged children in Qum were reported to have average proficiency in understanding and basic proficiency in speaking Tsakhur, while preschool children were reported to have basic proficiency in understanding and less than basic proficiency in speaking Tsakhur. The only group reported to have any significant proficiency in reading or writing Tsakhur was school-aged children. They were reported to have basic levels of reading and writing in Tsakhur if they studied well... Three generalizations can be drawn about the state of Tsakhur in Azerbaijan. First, Tsakhur is losing its viability in some communities. There are two reasons for this: (i) a language shift towards Azerbaijani in some communities and (ii) a population movement away from some communities due to economic difficulties. Second, Tsakhur is very strong in some communities. In Yeni Suvaqil, for example, proficiency in Tsakhur is being maintained even in the younger generations, and Tsakhur is being used in all of the major domains of life except education. Third, Tsakhur is gaining prominence within the region. This can be seen in the growth of interest in Tsakhur-language study in school and the growing development of Tsakhur-language materials."

"In Qum, Azerbaijani is the main language in all domains, while the use of Tsakhur is limited. If Tsakhur is used at all, it is minimally used in the home. Some individuals also use it on the street... Recently both Tsakhur radio programs and newspapers have appeared in the areas where Tsakhurs live in Azerbaijan as well as in Dagestan."