Budukh people

Budukh
*Будад – Budad*
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.

The Budukhs (Budukh: budad) are an ethnic group primarily from the mountainous village of Buduq in northwestern Azerbaijan. Budukh language is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Lezgic branch. Azerbaijani language is widely spoken.

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.

Peoples of the Caucasus

Avar–Andic	Andi Akhvakh Bagvalals–Tindis Botlix–Godoberi Chamalals Karata Avars

Didoic	Bezhta Hinukh Hunzibs Khwarshi Tsez

Lezgic	Aguls Archin Budukh Jek Kryts Lezgians Rutuls Tabasarans Tsakhurs Udin

Nakh	Bats Chechens including Kists Ingush

Other	Dargin Khinalug Laks

Georgians

Abkhaz–Abaza
Circassians

Armenians

Caucasus Germans

Caucasus Greeks
- including Urums
Pontic Greeks

Northern	Ossetians

Western	Talysh Tats Kurds

Kalmyks

Kipchak–Cuman	Karachay–Balkars Kumyks

Kipchak–Nogai	Nogai

Oghuz	Azerbaijanis Meskhetian Turks Turkmens

Ethnic groups in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijanis

Arabs Armenians Avars Budukh Germans Greeks Jek Khinalug Kryts Kurds Lezgians Mountain Jews Russians Rutul Talysh Tats Tsakhur Turks Udi

See Also: Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan

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