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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
Languages of the Caucasus — The languages of the Caucasus are a large and extremely varied array of languages spoken by more than ten million people in and around the Caucasus Mountains, which lie between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Linguistic comparison allows these … 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
Al-Fatiha in different languages — Sura Al Fatiha ( ar. الفاتحة, The Opening ), is the first chapter of the Muslim holy book, the Qur an. Its seven verses are a prayer for God s guidance and stress the lordship and mercy of God. This chapter has a special role in traditional daily … Wikipedia
Nakh languages — languages spoken in the Caucasus in southwestern Russia and in the Akhmeta district of Georgia. The Nakh language group includes Chechen, Ingush, and Bats (Tsova Tushian). Because Bats has no written form, its speakers use Georgian as their … Universalium
Northeast Caucasian languages — Northeast Caucasian Nakh(o) Dag(h)estanian, Caspian Geographic distribution: Caucasus Linguistic classification: North Caucasian ? Alarodian ? … 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
Northwest Caucasian languages — For the language macrofamily proposal of the same name, see Pontic languages. Northwest Caucasian Abkhazo Adyghean, Pontic Geographic distribution: Caucasus Linguistic classification: North Caucasian? Sub … Wikipedia
Mairasi languages — Mairasi Geographic distribution: New Guinea Linguistic classification: a possible primary family of Papuan languages Subdivisions: The Mairasi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of … Wikipedia
Transcaucasia — Transcaucasian /trans kaw kay zheuhn, sheuhn, kazh euhn, kash /, adj., n. /trans kaw kay zheuh, sheuh/, n. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922 36 (Transcaucasian… … Universalium
