Itsari (Icari) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia spoken in the village Itsari by about 2,000 people.[1] It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it under the dialects of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language.[2]
Itsari | |
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Native to | North Caucasus |
Region | Dagestan |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2003)[1] |
Language family | Northeast Caucasian
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | icar1234 |
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Avar–Andic | |
Tsezic | |
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Lezgic | |
Nakh | |
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