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Dargin language

Also known as: Dargwa language

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The Dargin language is one of two related languages, along with Lak, that make up the Lak-Dargin languages. These languages are spoken in central Dagestan in the Caucasus region and are written languages. The Dargin language has considerable dialectal variation, with some scholars considering these dialects to be separate languages. The Lak-Dargin languages are often grouped with the Avar-Andi-Dido and Lezgian languages within the Dagestanian group of the Northeast Caucasian languages.123

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