Khinalughs

ETHNONYMS: Khinalugh is the Azerbaijani name for the people and the village they inhabit. Their self-designations are: (1) Kätish, Kätsh khalk (the "people of Ketsh"); (2) Kättid (the "inhabitants of Ketsh"). "Ketsh" is the Khinalugh name for the village Khinalugh.

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NATALIA G. VOLKOVA (Translated by Kevin Tuite)