Andi languages

Caucasian language subgroup

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The Andi languages are a subgroup of the Avar-Andi-Dido languages, spoken primarily in the Dagestan republic of Russia and parts of Azerbaijan. This language group includes Andi, Botlikh, Godoberi, Chamalal, Bagvalal, Tindi, Karata, and Akhvakh. Andi itself is classified as a North Caucasian language. Avar is the only language in this group with a written form and is also used for communication among speakers of Andi and Dido languages. The Avar-Andi-Dido languages are often grouped with the Lak-Dargin and Lezgian languages as the Dagestanian languages.12

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Caucasian languages
The Avar-Andi-Dido languages
…are the Avar language; the Andi subgroup of languages, including Andi, Botlikh, Godoberi, Chamalal, Bagvalal, Tindi, Karata, and Akhvakh; and the Dido subgroup, including Dido (Tsez), Khvarshi, Hinukh, Bezhta, and Hunzib.
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…are the Avar language; the Andi subgroup of languages, including Andi, Botlikh, Godoberi, Chamalal, Bagvalal, Tindi, Karata, and Akhvakh; and the Dido subgroup, including Dido (Tsez), Khvarshi, Hinukh, Bezhta, and Hunzib.
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