Avar–Andic languages

Avar–Andic
Geographic distribution:	Dagestan
Linguistic classification:	Northeast Caucasian Avar–Andic
Subdivisions:	Andic Avar
Glottolog:	None
Avar–Andic

The Avar–Andic languages form one of the seven main branches of Northeast Caucasian language family. It branches into the Andic languages and the Avar language; the latter, with 800,000 speakers, serves as a literary language for 60,000 speakers of the Andic branch as well as for speakers of the related Tsezic (Didoic) languages.

References

Northeast Caucasian languages

Avar–Andic languages	Akhvakh Andi Avar Bagvalal Botlikh Chamalal Godoberi Karata Tindi

Tsezic languages	Bezhta Hinukh Hunzib Khwarshi Tsez

Dargin languages	Chirag Dargwa Itsari Kajtak Kubachi

Lezgic languages	Aghul Archi Budukh Kryts Lezgian Rutul Tabasaran Tsakhur Udi

Nakh languages	Bats Chechen Ingush

Other languages	Khinalug Lak

Caucasian
(areal)

Avar–Andic	Andic Akhvakh Bagvalal–Tindi Botlix–Godoberi Chamalal Karata Literary Andi Avar

Dargic	Literary Dargwa and dialects Chirag Itsari Kajtak Kubachi

Didoic	Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi Hinukh–Literary Tsez

Lezgic	Aghul Archi Budukh Kryts Lezgian Rutul Tabasaran Tsakhur Udi

Nakh	Bats Chechen–Ingush

Other	Khinalug Lak

Karto-Zan–Svan	Georgian Svan Zan Laz Mingrelian

Abazgi–Adyghe	Abkhaz–Abaza Circassian

Armenian

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