Ingush language

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The Ingush language is part of the Nakh division of the Nakho-Dagestanian languages, spoken in the northeastern Caucasus Mountains. It is closely related to the Chechen language. Approximately 210,000 people speak Ingush. The Ingush people are an Islamic group who live north of the Caucasian mountains. Both Chechen and Ingush are written languages, while the related Bats language is not.1234

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Caucasian languages
Nakho-Dagestanian languages
…consist of Chechen (890,000 speakers), Ingush (210,000), and Bats (or Tsova-Tushian, about 3,000 speakers). The Chechens and Ingush live in Chechnya and Ingushetiya; the Bats dwell in the village Zemo-Alvani in the Akhmeta district of northeastern Georgia. Both Chechen and Ingush, which are fairly similar to one another, are written.…
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…consist of Chechen (890,000 speakers), Ingush (210,000), and Bats (or Tsova-Tushian, about 3,000 speakers). The Chechens and Ingush live in Chechnya and Ingushetiya; the Bats dwell in the village Zemo-Alvani in the Akhmeta district of northeastern Georgia. Both Chechen and Ingush, which are fairly similar to one another, are written.…
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