North Caucasian

Introduction

North Caucasian languages is a blanket term for two language phyla spoken chiefly in the north Caucasus and Turkey: the Northwest Caucasian (Pontic, Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian) family and the Northeast Caucasian (East Caucasian, Caspian, Nakh-Dagestanian) family; the latter including the former North-central Caucasian (Nakh) family.

Many linguists believe that the two groups sprang from a common ancestor about five thousand years ago. However, due to the nature of the languages in question, this proposal is difficult to evaluate, and remains controversial.

Languages

• East Caucasian
  • Avar-Andic
    • Andic
      • Akhvakh
      • Andi
      • Botlikh
      • Chamalal
      • Ghodoberi
      • Karata
      • Bagvalal
      • Tindi
    • Avar
      • Avar
  • Dargi
    • Dargwa
  • Khinalugh
    • Khinalugh
  • Lak
    • Lak
  • Lezgic
    • Archi
      • Archi
    • Nuclear Lezgic
      • East Lezgic
        • Aghul
        • Lezgi
        • Tabassaran
      • South Lezgic
        • Budukh
        • Kryts
      • West Lezgic
        • Rutul
        • Tsakhur
    • Udi
      • Udi
  • Nakh
    • Batsi
      • Bats
    • Chechen-Ingush
      • Chechen
      • Ingush
  • Tsezic
    • East Tsezic
      • Hunzib
      • Bezhta
    • West Tsezic
      • Dido
      • Hinukh
      • Khvarshi
• West Caucasian
  • Abkhaz-Abazin
    • Abkhaz
    • Abaza
  • Circassian
    • Adyghe
    • Kabardian
  • Ubyx
    • Ubykh

North Caucasian languages in WikiVerb