Karata () is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southern 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 ...

by 260 Karata in 2010. There are ten towns in which the language is traditionally spoken: Karata, Anchix, Tukita, Rachabalda, Lower Inxelo, Mashtada, Archo, Chabakovo, Racitl, and formerly Siux. Speakers use Avar as their literary language.

Dialects

The language has two dialects, Karatin and Tokitin, which slightly differ in phonetics and morphology but are mutually intelligible. There are also four subdialects; ''Anchikh, Archi, Ratsitl'' and ''Rachabalda.''

Phonology

Consonants

*The glottal stop transcribed here is named rather ambiguously a "glottalic laryngeal" by the source.

Vowels

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karata Language Northeast Caucasian languages Andic languages Endangered Caucasian languages