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Cek (also, Jek, Dzheg and Dzhek) is a village in the
''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook''
New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
Cek, Azerbaijan
Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
File:Cek kəndi XXI əsrin əvvəllərində 01.jpg,
File:Cek kəndi XXI əsrin əvvəllərində 02.jpg,
Baku Governorate
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Quba Rayon
Quba District (; az, Quba rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qusar, Qabala, Ismayilli, Sham ...
of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. The village forms part of the municipality of Əlik
Əlik is a village and municipality in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,069. The municipality consists of the villages of Əlik, Cek, Haput
Haput (also, Hapıt, Chagadzhik Gaput, Gapyt, Khapit, and Khaput) is a village ...
. They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdag in Quba Rayon
Quba District (; az, Quba rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qusar, Qabala, Ismayilli, Sham ...
in northeastern Azerbaidzhan.Wixman, Ronald''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook''
New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
Population
In 1886 their population was estimated at 7,767. In 1926 their population was estimated at 607. Although only 607 individuals claimed Dzhek ethnicity, 4,348 listed Dzhek as theirnative language
A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
. These were probably Dzheks who listed themselves as Azerbaidzhans speaking Dzhek as their native language
A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
.
See also
* Jek people *Jek language
Cek, also known as Jek or Dzhek, is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 to 11,000 Jek people in the village of Jek in the mountains of northern Azerbaijan.
The Jek language is not a written language and Azeri serves as the li ...
References
Sources
*Cek, Azerbaijan
Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
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