What is Lezgi language?
{{no sources|date=February 2018}} '''Lezgi''' (also called '''Lezgin language'''), (Lezgian: лезги мез, lezgi mez) is a [[Caucasian language]]. It is spoken in [[Dagestan]] and [[Azerbaijan]] between the [[Lezgins]]. There are about 600,000 speakers. In the Russian part of the territory, Lezgin has the status of an official language, that can be studied at [[University|universities]]. There are also [[radio]] programmes using the language. In Azerbaijan, the language has no official status. From 1939 to 1991, it was forbidden to use the language in schools in Azerbaijan. Originally, the language used the [[Arabic Script|Arabic script]], but in 1929, this was changed to [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]], like the rest of the [[Soviet Union]]. {{InterWiki|code=lez}} {{Languages of the Caucasus}} {{Asia-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Caucasian languages]] [[Category:Languages of Azerbaijan]] [[Category:Languages of Russia]]