Tabasaran language

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The Tabasaran language is part of the Lezgian subgroup of the Northeast Caucasian languages. It is spoken by approximately 90,000 people, primarily in Dagestan, Russia. Among the Lezgian languages, only Lezgi and Tabasaran are written. The Northeast Caucasian languages are one of the two main branches of the North Caucasian language family.1

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Caucasian languages
The Lezgian languages
…and about 170,000 in Azerbaijan); Tabasaran (about 90,000); Agul (about 12,000); Rutul (about 15,000); Tsakhur (about 11,000); Archi (fewer than 1,000); Kryz (about 6,000); Budukh (about 2,000); Khinalug (about 1,500); and Udi (about 3,700). The majority of Lezgi
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…and about 170,000 in Azerbaijan); Tabasaran (about 90,000); Agul (about 12,000); Rutul (about 15,000); Tsakhur (about 11,000); Archi (fewer than 1,000); Kryz (about 6,000); Budukh (about 2,000); Khinalug (about 1,500); and Udi (about 3,700). The majority of Lezgi
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