[1] The word Tsakhur derives from the name of a Dagestani village where speakers of this language make up the majority.

The first written documentation of Tsakhur dates back to 1895 and is attributed to Roderich von Erckert.

[2] The Tsakhur alphabet in Azerbaijan is based on the Latin script, whereas in Dagestan the language uses Cyrillic.

[4] In 2008, Asif Rustamov directed the first and so far only feature film in Tsakhur called Facing Back to the Qibla.

[5] Tsakhur is spoken mostly in rural areas of Azerbaijan's Zaqatala and Qakh rayons, as well as mountainous parts of Dagestan's Rutul region.

[2] In Azerbaijan and Russia, Tsakhur is taught as a subject in primary schools (grades 1 to 4) in Tsakhur-populated regions.

Other than these two, there are eight more languages in the Lezgic group, namely: Lezgian, Tabasaran, Aghul, Budukh, Kryts, Udi, and Archi.

The ergative and genitive cases show agreement with the head noun class, as shown below.