Kumyks
Initial research edition
- Language
- Kumyk
Kumyk communities are documented in the plains and foothills of Dagestan, as well as parts of Chechnya and North Ossetia–Alania.[15]
Kumyk is a Kipchak Turkic language, historically used for wider communication in the North Caucasus. Communities are documented in Dagestan, Chechnya and North Ossetia–Alania.[15]
Scholarly profiles document Sunni Islamic traditions among Kumyks. A 2022 historical study examines Kumyk clergy, without quantifying contemporary religious self-identification.[15][9]
No comparable people-wide religious percentage is established here. Regional survey results are available separately, where covered.
The map locates selected administrative contexts, not ethnic borders or complete settlement areas.
The map locates selected administrative contexts, not ethnic borders or complete settlement areas.