The Andic languages are a branch of the

Northeast Caucasian The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or ''Vainakh-Daghestani'', is a family of languages spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as ...

language family. They are often grouped together with the

Avar language Avar (, , "language of the mountains" or , , "Avar language"), also known as Avaric, is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Avar–Andic subgroup that is spoken by Avars, primarily in Dagestan. In 2010, there were approximately 1 million ...

and (formerly) with the Tsezic (Didoic) languages to form an Avar–Andic (or Avar–Andic–Didoic) branch of that family.

Internal branching

Schulze (2009)The Languages of the Caucasus, by Wolfgang Schulze (2009)
/ref> gives the following family tree for the Andic languages: * Andi (Qwannab) * Akhvakh–Tindi ** Akhvakh ** Karata–Tindi *** Karata (Kirdi) *** Botlikh–Tindi **** Botlikh **** Godoberi **** Chamalal **** Bagvalal–Tindi ***** Bagvalal ***** Tindi

References

Northeast Caucasian languages {{NortheastCaucasian-lang-stub