Northeast Caucasian languages

E91568
language family

The Northeast Caucasian languages are a diverse family of languages spoken primarily in the northeastern Caucasus region, including languages such as Chechen, Avar, and Lezgian.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
East Caucasian languages 1
Nakh-Daghestanian languages 1
Nakh-Daghestanian languages (traditional term) 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf language family ⓘ
alternativeName Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
surface form: East Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
surface form: Nakh-Daghestanian languages
characteristicFeature agglutinative morphology ⓘ
ergative alignment ⓘ
extensive case systems ⓘ
rich consonant inventories ⓘ
geneticRelation not proven to be related to other language families ⓘ
geographicDistribution Chechnya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dagestan ⓘ
Eastern Georgia ⓘ
Ingushetia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Azerbaijan ⓘ
hasMember Agul language ⓘ
Akusha Dargwa ⓘ
Andi language ⓘ
Archi language ⓘ
Avar-Andic languages ⓘ
surface form: Avar language

Khwarshi language ⓘ
surface form: Bagvalal language

Bats language ⓘ
Bezhta language ⓘ
Tsakhur language ⓘ
surface form: Budukh language

Chamalal language ⓘ
Chechen language ⓘ
Dargwa language ⓘ
Godoberi language ⓘ
Hinukh language ⓘ
Ingush ⓘ
surface form: Ingush language

Jek language ⓘ
Khwarshi language ⓘ
surface form: Karata language

Khaput language ⓘ
Khinalug language ⓘ
Khwarshi language ⓘ
Kryts language ⓘ
Kubachi language ⓘ
Lak language ⓘ
Lezgian ⓘ
surface form: Lezgian language

Rutul language ⓘ
Khwarshi language ⓘ
surface form: Tabasaran language

Tsakhur language ⓘ
Tsez language ⓘ
Udi language ⓘ
hasSubfamily Avar-Andic languages ⓘ
surface form: Avar–Andic languages

Dargic languages ⓘ
Khinalug language branch ⓘ
Lak language branch ⓘ
Lezgian ⓘ
surface form: Lezgic languages

Nakh languages ⓘ
partOf Caucasian languages (areal grouping) ⓘ
surface form: Caucasian languages
spokenIn Azerbaijan ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Caucasus

Russia ⓘ
status many languages are endangered ⓘ
writingSystem Cyrillic script (for several member languages) ⓘ
Georgian script (historically for some Nakh languages) ⓘ
Latin script (for some member languages) ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northeast Caucasian languages → alternativeName → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nakh-Daghestanian languages
Northeast Caucasian languages → alternativeName → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: East Caucasian languages
Chechen language → belongsTo → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nakh-Daghestanian languages (traditional term)
Chechen language → family → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeast Caucasian language family
North Caucasus → hasLanguageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
Caucasian languages (areal grouping) → includesLanguageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
Caucasian languages (areal grouping) → includesLanguageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nakh–Dagestanian languages
Bats people → languageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
Chechens → languageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
Ingush → languageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
Kists → languageFamily → Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ