Rutul language

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Rutul
мыхаӀбишды чӀел
Pronunciation[mɨχaˤbišdɨč’ɛl]
Native to North Caucasus, Azerbaijan
RegionSouthern Dagestan, Russian–Azerbaijani border
Ethnicity Rutul
Native speakers
36,400 (2010 census) [1]
Cyrillic
Official status
Official language in
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-3 rut
Glottolog rutu1240
ELP Rutul
Caucasus-ethnic roetoelen.png
Rutul in the Caucasus
Lang Status 60-DE.svg
Rutul is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010)

Rutul or Rutulian [2] [3] is a language spoken by the Rutuls, an ethnic group living in Dagestan (Russia) and some parts of Azerbaijan. It is spoken by 30,000 people in Dagestan (2010 census) [4] and 17,000 (no date) in Azerbaijan. [5] The word Rutul derives from the name of a Dagestani village where speakers of this language make up the majority. [6] [ full citation needed ]

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Rutul is endangered in Russia [7] and classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. [8]

Classification

Rutul belongs to the Lezgic group of the Northeast Caucasian language family. The Rutuls call their language mɨχaˤbišdɨ č’ɛl. [9]

History

Rutul was not a written language until the writing system for it (based on Cyrillic) was developed in 1990. A Latin alphabet was developed in 2013 based on the Shin-Shorsu dialect. [10] Speakers are often bilingual or multilingual, having a good command of the Azeri, Lezgian and/or Russian languages. There are 8 dialects and 2 subdialects of Rutul. The literary version of the language remains in the process of development. In the Rutul-populated regions of southern Russia, Rutul is taught in primary schools (grades 1 to 4). [6] [ full citation needed ]

Phonology

Vowels

Vowel phonemes [11]
Front Central Back
Close i y ɨ ɨː u
Mid ɛ
Open æ ɑ ɑː

Consonants

Consonant phonemes [11]
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn-
geal
Glottal
plain lab. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Nasal m n
Plosive voiced b d ɡ ɡʷ ɢ ɢʷ
voiceless p t k q ʡ ʔ
ejective kʷʼ qʷʼ
Affricate voiced d͡z d͡ʒ d͡ʒʷ
voiceless t͡s t͡sʷ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʷ
ejective t͡sʼ t͡sʷʼ t͡ʃʼ t͡ʃʷʼ
Fricative voiceless ( f ) s ʃ ʃʷ x χ χʷ ħ h
voiced z ( ʒ ) ɣ ʁ ʁʷ ʢ
Trill r ʜ
Approximant w l j

Writing

Before the Russian Revolution, the Rutuls used the Arabic script. In the Arabic script (Ajami), as a written source, the text of the song in the Ikhrek dialect of the Rutul language of the ashug of the 18th century Kur Rajaba is known. [12] The modern Rutul alphabet based on the Cyrillic alphabet was introduced in 1990. [13] Arabic was used, among other things, when writing scientific papers. Turkish (Azerbaijani) language was also used in everyday life. The founders of the Rutul script and the compilers of the Rutul alphabet based on the Cyrillic alphabet are S.M. Makhmudova, [14] [15] K.E. Jamalov, [16] G.K. Ibragimov. [17] In 1992 prof. Makhmudova S. M. and Jamalov K. E. published an ABC book in Rutul for grade 1 students - “Alifba: 1-classad kitab”. [14] [18] In this edition, in addition to the previously adopted alphabet, the digraph Дздз was introduced. [19] After that, three more school textbooks of the Rutul language were published: “Myhaӏd chael” (grades 2 and 4) and Recipes by S. M. Makhmudova and “Rutul chael” by E. Ismailova. In 2012-2013 a textbook on the Rutul language for universities was published: Grammar of the Rutul language, Part 1-2 by S. M. Makhmudova. In 2006, Dzhamalov K. E. and Semedov S. A. released a Rutul-Russian dictionary (Ihrek dialect) [16] In this edition, the letter Ьь was excluded from the alphabet, but Аьаь was included. [19] In 2019, the Rutul-Russian dictionary by A. S. Alisultanov and T. A. Suleimanova was published.

The Rutuls have a rich literature dating back to the 11th century with the name of Zeinab Hinavi, an Albanian poet. The classic of Rutul, Lezgin and Azerbaijani poetry is the eighteenth-century ashug Kur-Rajab. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Rutul literature was developed and developed by Jameseb Salarov, Nurakhmed Ramazanov, Magomed Ulileev, Musa Makhmudov, Ezerchi, Yusif Medzhidov, Sakit Kurbanov, Shafi Ibragimov, Veysal Cherkezov and others. In 2008, the first generalizing work "Rutul literature" was published. , which provides information about Rutul writers, poets and ashugs.

Modern Rutul Alphabet
А аАӀ аӀБ бВ вГ гГъ гъГь гьГӀ гӀД дЕ еЁ ё
Дж джЖ жДз дзЗ зИ иЙ йК кКъ къКь кьКӀ кӀЛ л
М мН нО оП пПӀ пӀР рС сТ тТӀ тӀУ уУь уь
УӀ уӀФ фХ хХъ хъХь хьЦ цЦӀ цӀЧ чЧӀ чӀШ шЩ щ
Ъ ъЫ ыЫӀ ыӀЬ ьЭ эЮ юЯ я

Comparison chart

IPA CyrillicLatinIPACyrillicLatin
ɑA aA aoО оO o
ɑˤАӀ аӀAӀ aӀpП пP p
æАь аьƏ əp'ПӀ пӀP' p'
bБ бB brР рR r
ʋВ вV vsС сS s
gГ гG gtТ тT t
hГь гьH ht'ТӀ тӀT' t'
ʁГъ гъĞ ğuУ уU u
ɣГӀ гӀGh ghyУь уьÜ ü
dД дD dУӀ уӀUӀ uӀ
d͡ʒДж джC cfФ фF f
eЕ еE eχХ хX x
ʒЖ жJ jxХь хьXh xh
zЗ зZ zqХъ хъQh qh
iИ иİ it͡sЦ цTs ts
jЙ йY yt͡s'ЦӀ цӀTs' ts'
kК кK kt͡ʃЧ чÇ ç
q'Кь кьQ' q't͡ʃ'ЧӀ чӀÇ' ç'
ɢКъ къQ qʃШ шŞ ş
k'КӀ кӀK' k'ʔЪ ъ'
lЛ лL lɨЫ ыI ı
mМ мM mɨˤЫӀ ыӀIӀ ıӀ
nН нN n

Among the languages of the Lezgic group, Tsakhur appears to be the closest relative of Rutul. [20] Other than these two, there are seven more languages in the Lezgic group, namely: Lezgian, Tabasaran, Aghul, Budukh, Kryts, Udi and Archi.

Rutul alphabet Rutul alphabet.jpg
Rutul alphabet

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