The Avar–Andic languages form one of the seven main branches of Northeast Caucasian language family. It branches into the Andic languages and the Avar language; the latter, with 800,000 speakers, serves as a literary language for 60,000 speakers of the Andic branch as well as for speakers of the related Tsezic (Didoic) languages.
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Avar–Andic | |
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Geographic distribution | Dagestan |
Linguistic classification | Northeast Caucasian
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Proto-language | Proto-Avar-Andic |
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Glottolog | None |
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Avar–Andic | |
Tsezic | |
Dargin | |
Lezgic | |
Nakh | |
Other | |
Italics indicate extinct languages |
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