Andi languages — The Andi languages are a branch of the Northeast Caucasian (or Dagestanian) language family. They are often joined with Avar and (formerly) with the Dido languages to form an Avar Andi or Avar Andi Dido branch of that family … Wikipedia
Caucasian languages — Group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region that are not members of any language families spoken elsewhere in the world. Caucasian languages, spoken by some nine million people, are divided into three subgroups: the South Caucasian, or… … Universalium
Dagestanian languages — also called East Caucasian Languages, group of languages spoken in the northeastern part of the Caucasus and including the Avar Andi Dido, the Lak Dargin (Lak Dargwa), and the Lezgian groups. One of the distinctive characteristics of a… … Universalium
Nakho-Dagestanian languages — also called Northeast Caucasian Languages, group of languages spoken in the northeastern Caucasus Mountains. The Nakh division consists of the languages of the Chechen, Ingush, and Bats. The Dagestanian division is more multifarious and… … Universalium
Avar language — language name=Avar nativename=Авар мацunicode|Ӏ Awar macʼ familycolor=Caucasian states=Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Turkey region=Republic of Dagestan speakers= 600,000 fam1=North Caucasian (disputed) fam2=Northeast Caucasian… … Wikipedia
North Caucasian languages — North Caucasian Caucasic Geographic distribution: Caucasus Linguistic classification: proposed language family, which is widely disputed; although links with other families have been proposed, none of these has received mainstream acceptance … Wikipedia
Lak-Dargin languages — also called Lak dargwa, two related languages spoken in central Dagestan in the Caucasus Lak and Dargin. Both are written languages. The dialects of Dargin differ considerably from one another and are considered by some scholars to be… … Universalium
Andi (people) — The Andis ( къӀваннал in Andi, андийцы in Russian) are one of the indigenous Dagestanian peoples of Russia. Their territory is included in the Botlikhsky District (raion) of Dagestan.The Andis live in western Daghestan. Their neighbors to the… … Wikipedia
Caucasus — /kaw keuh seuhs/, n. the 1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 ft. (5633 m) … Universalium
Northeast Caucasian languages — Northeast Caucasian Nakh(o) Dag(h)estanian, Caspian Geographic distribution: Caucasus Linguistic classification: North Caucasian ? Alarodian ? … Wikipedia
