The Andic languages are a branch of the Northeast Caucasian 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 languages, Northeast Caucasian language of the Avar–Andic languages, Avar–Andic subgroup that is spoken by Avars (Caucasus), Av ...

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

Internal branching

Schulze (2009) gives the following family tree: * 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