The approximately 500 ethnic speakers live in a few villages in the Tsumadinsky District on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river, primarily following Sunni Islam since the 8th or 9th century.
The approximately 500 ethnic speakers live in eight villages in the Tsumadinsky District on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river in the Dagestan Republic and in the Chechnya Republic. The speakers are mostly Muslim, primarily following Sunni Islam since the 8th or 9th century.