In recent years, the road leading to the villages where it is spoken has fallen into disrepair, leaving the area mostly isolated.

[clarification needed] Alexander Kibrik and a team of 13 linguists from Moscow State University visited the village in 2005.

[7] In 2007 they developed a Latin orthography for Khinalug, in collaboration with local school teachers in the village.

The version below was created by scientists from Frankfurt University[clarification needed] in 2013, following research into Khinalug phonology by Moscow specialists.

[8] The following words were phonetically transcribed from Khinalug:[11] Note: ı is roughly pronounced as the e in "fallen".