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Kumyk is a Turkic language spoken primarily in the Caucasus region, particularly in Dagestan. It matters as part of the diverse linguistic heritage of the region and represents one of many Turkic languages with distinct historical and cultural significance.
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Linguistic map of the Caucasus region: Kumyk is spoken in the dark blue area, numbered "25."
Kumyk (къумукъ тил, qumuq til, قوموق تیل) is a Turkic language spoken by about 520,000 people, mainly by the Kumyks, in the Dagestan, North Ossetia and Chechen republics of the Russian Federation. Until the 20th century Kumyk was the lingua franca of the Northern Caucasus.