Tsakhur people
E902315
The Tsakhur people are a small indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Caucasus, primarily living in northern Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan, known for their distinct Northeast Caucasian language and traditional highland culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutul people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonymLanguage | Tsakhur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipDistribution |
citizens of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
citizens of Russia ⓘ |
| country |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folk tales ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tsakhur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | eastern Caucasus highlands ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| language | Tsakhur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Lezgic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| linguisticMinorityStatus |
minority language group in Azerbaijan
ⓘ
minority language group in Dagestan ⓘ |
| mainArea |
northern Azerbaijan
ⓘ
southern Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | цIакIу (Tsʼaːkʼu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Avars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lezgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutuls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Avars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lezgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutuls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingType | mosques ⓘ |
| religiousMinorityStatus | Muslim minority in Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shafi'i Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| settlementType | highland villages ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carpet making
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Caucasian folk dances ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature | Caucasian chokha-style garments for men ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stone highland houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Caucasian folk music ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rutul people