Budug in Azerbaijan

The Budug have only been reported in Azerbaijan
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Budug (Budukh) live in the Dagestan area. The Budukhic language belongs to the Lezgin subgroup of the Caucasian (Dagestan) languages. The written language and literature are based upon the Azerbaijan language. The main occupations of the Budukh are farming and cattle production.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Budukh are Islam-Sunnites.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Holy Spirit would prepare the hearts of these people for the Gospel of Jesus Christ while pouring out in new ways to existing Christians in this area.

Pray for God to motivate Russian, Georgian and Armenian Christians to become involved in prayer for the people of Dagestan, and in evangelism among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Budug in Azerbaijan.


Profile Source:   Hope for Europe  

People Name General Budug
People Name in Country Budug
Alternate Names Budukh; Yergyuch
Population this Country 2,100
Population all Countries 2,100
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 10980
ROP3 Code 101695
Country Azerbaijan
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Quba district: Budukh village.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Azerbaijan
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Quba district: Budukh village..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Islam (Sunni)
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 3.49 %)
4.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
96.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Budukh (2,100 speakers)
Language Code bdk   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Yergyuch
Dialect Code 8413   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Budukh (2,100 speakers)
Language Code bdk   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Yergyuch
Dialect Code 8413   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Budukh

Primary Language:  Budukh

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source (Representative photo)
Adam Jones - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Profile Source Hope for Europe 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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