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North Dargwa Language
North Dargwa is a Dargin language, sometimes referred to as a language family, spoken by over 133,000 people in south-central Dagestan. The standard written variety of the language is based on the Aqusha and Urakhi dialects of it, and is not mutually intelligible with other varieties. For further information, see Dargwa language. Classification The North Dargwa language is the largest member of the north-central group of the Dargin languages, both by number and by area. It is approximately as distant from the other North-Central languages as the others, except for Mehweb, which is divergent. Geographical distribution North Dargwa is found in eastern Levashinsky District, central and northeastern Akushinsky District, throughout Sergokalinsky District, southern Karabudakhkentsky District, southeastern Buynaksky District, and in certain areas of Kayakentsky District. Many speakers have moved to the southern parts of European Russia European Russia is the western and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Caucasian Languages
The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or Vainakh-Daghestani, or sometimes Caspian languages (from the Caspian Sea, in contrast to ''Pontic languages'' for the Northwest Caucasian languages), is a language family, family of languages spoken in the Republics of Russia, Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in Georgia (country), Georgia and diaspora populations in Western Europe and the Middle East. According to Glottolog, there are currently 36 Nakh-Dagestanian languages. Name of the family Several names have been in use for this family. The most common term, ''Northeast Caucasian'', contrasts the three established families of the Caucasian languages: ''Northeast Caucasian'', ''Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian'' (Abkhaz–Adyghean) and ''South Caucasian'' (Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian). This may be shortened to ''East Caucasian''. The term ''Nakh(o)-Dagestanian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehweb Language
Mehweb (Mehweb: , ) or Megeb is a Dargin language, frequently considered a dialect of a unified Dargwa language, spoken in the village of Megeb in Dagestan, as well as by former residents of the village who have moved to larger cities, by about 800 to 900 people. Geographical distribution Mehweb is isolated from all other varieties of Dargwa and is surrounded by regions of Avar- and Lak-language speakers. All native speakers of Mehweb originate from Megeb, including those who have migrated to larger cities. Some Mehweb is spoken in the nearby Avar village of Obokh. There is no language shift occurring in the village, but multilingualism in Russian has increased over the years. The official language in the region is Avar, which Mehweb speakers are taught in school, and as a result, many speakers are bi- or trilingual. Classification While Mehweb is a typical representative of the northern branch of Dargin, its isolation, estimated to span from 300 to 1000 years, combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayakentsky District
Kayakentsky District (, , ''Qayagentli yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Novokayakent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,089, with the population of Novokayakent accounting for 9.5% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kayakentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into five selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...s which comprise nineteen rural localities. As a municipal div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buynaksky District
Buynaksky District (, ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Dagestan, forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Buynaksk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,402. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, Buynaksky District is one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Dagestan, forty-one in the republic. It is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising thirty types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities. The town of Buynaksk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an city o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karabudakhkentsky District
Karabudakhkentsky District (, , ''Qarabudağgentli yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Karabudakhkent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,016, with the population of Karabudakhkent accounting for 21.0% of that number. History The district was established by the Central Executive Committee decree on January 20, 1921. It underwent numerous changes during the following years and was established in its present borders in 1965 as Leninsky District (). In 1992, it was renamed Karabudakhkentsky District. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Karabudakhkentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. It is divided into two settlements (administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergokalinsky District
Sergokalinsky District (; Dargwa: ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Sergokala. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 27,133, with the population of Sergokala accounting for 30.0% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergokalinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sergokalinsky Municipal District. Its ten selsoviets are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Sergokala Sergokala (, Dargin: Сергокъала) is a rural locality (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akushinsky District
Akushinsky District (; Dargwa: ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Akusha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,558, with the population of Akusha accounting for 8.8% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akushinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...s which comprise eighty rural localities. As a municipal divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levashinsky District
Levashinsky District (; Dargwa: Лавашала къатI; ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Levashi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 70,704, with the population of Levashi accounting for 14.2% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Levashinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...s which comprise sixty-seven rural localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargwa Language
Dargwa (, ''dargan mez'') is a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Dargins, Dargin people in the Russian republic Dagestan. This article discusses the literary dialect of the dialect continuum constituting the Dargin languages. It is based on the Aqusha dialect, Aqusha and Urakhi dialect, Urakhi dialects of Northern Dargin. Classification Dargwa is part of a Northeast Caucasian dialect continuum, the Dargin languages. The other languages in this dialect continuum (such as Kaitag language, Kajtak, Kubachi language, Kubachi, Itsari language, Itsari, and Chirag language, Chirag) are often considered variants of Dargwa, but also sometimes considered separate languages by certain scholars. Korjakov (2012) concludes that Southwestern Dargwa is closer to Kajtak than it is to North-Central Dargwa. Geographic distribution According to the Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census, there are 429,347 speakers of Dargwa proper in Dagestan, 7,188 in neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargin Languages
The Dargin languages consist of a dialect continuum of over 60 Northeast Caucasian languages or dialects spoken by the Dargin people in southcentral Dagestan. Kaitag language, Kajtak, Kubachi language, Kubachi, Itsari language, Itsari, Mehweb language, Mehweb and Chirag language, Chirag are often considered dialects of the same Dargwa language, Dargin/Dargwa language. ''Ethnologue'' lists these under a common Dargin language, but also states that these may be separate languages from Dargwa proper. Reasons for classifying the southern group of dialects from the northern group is that speakers of the southern dialects have been reported as treating the literary Aqusha dialect as a foreign language. Due to the linguistic fragmentation of the Dargin languages, speakers use Russian as a lingua franca. Classification The Dargin languages are classified as follows by Koryakov 2021: Dargin ** Northern-central group *** Mehweb language, Mehweb *** Gapshima *** Muira *** Tsudaqar-Usish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadar Dialect
The Kadar dialect ( / ) is a dialect of the North Dargwa language, one of the Dargin languages, which is characterized by specific phonetic, morphological, lexical and syntactic features. It is traditionally regarded as a single dialect of Dargwa. The vocabulary layer of the Kadar dialect includes words borrowed from Arabic, Persian, Russian and especially Turkic, due to contact with Kumyk. Phonology Kadar has 39 consonants and 5 vowels. Gemination does not occur, as in other Dargin languages, but there are labialized Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages. Labialized sounds involve the lips while the remainder of the oral cavity produces another sound. The term is normally restricted to consonants. When vowels invol ... consonants, being and . Morphology Case Kadar has less cases than other Dargin languages. References External links CLICS3 - Variety Dargwa (Kadar dialect) Northeast Caucasian languages Dargwa la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urakhi Dialect
Urakhi (also Khyurkili) is a dialect of North Dargwa spoken by around 35,000 people in Sergokalinsky District, the northern portions of Akushinsky District and in the villages of Gerga and in Kayakentsky District. Along with the Aqusha dialect, it formed the basis for the literary Dargwa language. Phonology Urakhi does not have vowel length or consonant gemination, in contrast with other varieties. The affricates and are also preserved, in contrast with Tsudaqar and related varieties. The system of phonemic fortis and lenis has been lost, in accordance with the related Aqusha dialect, replaced by the corresponding voiced Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds (usually consonants). Speech sounds can be described as either voiceless (otherwise known as ''unvoiced'') or voiced. The term, however, is used to refe ... consonants. Orthography Urakhi was one of the bases for the literary Dargwa language, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
