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Dargin Languages
The Dargin languages consist of a dialect continuum of Northeast Caucasian languages The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or ''Vainakh-Daghestani'', is a family of languages spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in ... spoken in southcentral Dagestan. Kajtak, Kubachi, Itsari, and Chirag are often considered dialects of the same Dargin/Dargwa language. ''Ethnologue'' lists these under a common Dargin language, but also states that these may be separate languages from Dargwa proper. References Northeast Caucasian languages {{NEC-lang-stub ...
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Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Federal District. The republic is the southernmost tip of Russia, sharing land borders with the countries of Azerbaijan and Georgia to the south and southwest, the Russian republics of Chechnya and Kalmykia to the west and north, and with Stavropol Krai to the northwest. Makhachkala is the republic's capital and largest city; other major cities are Derbent, Kizlyar, Izberbash, Kaspiysk and Buynaksk. Dagestan covers an area of , with a population of over 3.1 million, consisting of over 30 ethnic groups and 81 nationalities. With 14 official languages, and 12 ethnic groups each constituting more than 1% ...
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Northeast Caucasian Languages
The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or ''Vainakh-Daghestani'', is a family of languages spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in diaspora populations in Western Europe and the Middle East. They are occasionally called ''Caspian'', as opposed to ''Pontic'' for the Northwest Caucasian languages. Name of the family Several names have been in use for this family. The most common term, ''Northeast Caucasian'', contrasts the three established families of the Caucasian languages: ''Northeast Caucasian'', ''Northwest Caucasian'' (Abkhaz–Adyghean) and ''South Caucasian'' (Kartvelian). This may be shortened to ''East Caucasian''. The term ''Nakh(o)-Dagestanian'' can be taken to reflect a primary division of the family into Nakh and Dagestanian branches, a view which is no longer widely accepted, or ''Dagestanian'' can subsume the entire family. The rare term ''North Casp ...
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Dargwa Language
Dargwa (, ''dargan mez'') is a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Dargins, Dargin people in the Russian republic Dagestan. It is the literary and main dialect of the dialect continuum constituting the Dargin languages. Classification Dargwa is part of a Northeast Caucasian dialect continuum, the Dargin languages. The four other languages in this dialect continuum (Kajtak language, Kajtak, Kubachi language, Kubachi, Itsari language, Itsari, and Chirag language, Chirag) are often considered variants of Dargwa. Korjakov (2012) concludes that Southwestern Dargwa is closer to Kajtak than it is to North-Central Dargwa. Geographic distribution According to the Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census, there are 429,347 speakers of Dargwa proper in Dagestan, 7,188 in neighbouring Kalmykia, 1,620 in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Khanty–Mansi AO, 680 in Chechnya, and hundreds more in other parts of Russia. Figures for the Lakh dialect spoken in cent ...
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Kajtak Language
Kaitag (self des. ''Хайдакьан кув'' ; oth. des. ''Kaidak'', ''Karakaitak'', ''Karkaidak'', ''Qaidaqlan'') is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan, Russia. It has sometimes been considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa due to it being part of the Dargin dialect continuum. The ''Routledge Ethnographic Handbook'' (2017) divided Kaitag into two dialects: northern (Magalis-Kaitak) and southern (Karakaitak). Recent results of the ''Association of the Russian Sociolinguists'' (2021) further developed it into three dialects: Lower Kaitag, Upper Kaitag and Shari. Dialects The languages consists of eight varieties, forming three dialects. Each of the Upper varieties corresponds to a historical province of the region. * Upper Kaitag – Хъар Хайдакь (south-west). ** Shurkkant – ''"The Cliff Dwellers"'' – Шурккант. **Qattagan – ''"The Gorge Dwellers"'' – Къаттагне. **Irchamul – ''"The Land of Nine"'' – Ирчӏамул. * ...
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Kubachi Language
Kubachi (alternatively Kubachin) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig .... It spoken by the Kubachi people that reside in Kubachi. It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it under the dialects of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language. Phonology Vowels Consonants *The glottal stop transcribed here is named rather ambiguously a "glottalic laryngeal" by both sources. References External linksKubachins on everyculture.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubachi Language Northeast Caucasian languages Culture of Dagestan ...
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Itsari Language
Itsari (Icari) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ... spoken in the village Itsari by about 2,000 people. It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it under the dialects of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language. at ''Ethnologue'' References Further reading *Sumbatova, N. R., & Mutalov, R. O. (2003). ''Languages of the World/Materials 92: Icari.'' Lincom GmbH. Northeast Caucasian languages {{NEC-lang-stub ...
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Chirag Language
Chirag (Chirag: ''xarʁnilla kub'') is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia. It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it under the dialects of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language. Classification Based on lexical similarity, Chirag is usually classified as a separate language from other varieties of Dargwa. It has 67% lexical similarity with the North-Central group, 77.6% with the South group, and 69% with Kaitag; within the South group, it has 84% lexical similarity with Qunqi Amuq. Phonology Vowels Chirag has four vowels: , , , and . Prosody In Chirag, stressed syllables are specified for tone. Morphophonology Chirag has some phonological processes that pertain to specific morphological elements. The plural suffix ''-e'' attracts stress and induces vowel deletion on the final syllable of disyllabic nouns (e.g., ''qisqan'' 'spider', ''qisqne'' 'spiders'). Verbal prefixes have o ...
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