Chamalal language

Chamalal language
Chamalal
чамалалдуб мичIчI[needs IPA]
Spoken in Southwestern Dagestan[1]
Native speakers 5000  (1990)
Language family
Northeast Caucasian
  • Avar–Andic
    • Andic
      • Akhvakh–Tindi
        • Karata–Tindi
          • Botlikh–Tindi
            • Chamalal
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cji

Chamalal is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southwestern Dagestan, Russia by approximately 5,000 people, the Chamalals. It has three quite distinct dialects, Gadyri, Gakvari, and Gigatl.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ethnologue language map of European Russia, with Chamalal in the inset with reference number 10
  2. ^ Ethnologue entry for Chamalal

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