Budukh people
The Budukhs (Budukh: Будад, Budad) are an ethnic group primarily from the mountainous village of Buduq in northeastern Azerbaijan, one of the Shahdagh peoples. They speak the Budukh language, which is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Lezgic branch. The Azerbaijani language is widely spoken.
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| approx. 1,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Azerbaijan | 1,000[1] |
| Languages | |
| Budukh, Azeri | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Jeks, Kryts people, Lezgins, Khinalug people, Shahdagh people. | |
The Budukh people are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims.
References
- "Budukh language" in Ethnologue. Retrieved on 17 July 2009.
Further reading
- Margus Kolga; Igor Tõnurist; Lembit Vaba; Jüri Viikberg (1993). "The Budukhs". The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire.
See Also: Demographics of Azerbaijan |
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