Itsari language
Northeast Caucasian language or dialect in Dagestan, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Itsari (Icari, Itsari: ицӀран гъай[1]) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia spoken in the village Itsari, as well as in Kizlyarsky District, Druzhba, and other villages and cities, both in and outside of Dagestan, by about 2,000 people.[2] It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language.[3] Its closest relative is Sanzhi, which has about 200 speakers and is considered to be an endangered language.[4]
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Itsari | |
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ицӀран гъай[1] | |
Pronunciation | [ic’ran ʁaj] |
Native to | North Caucasus |
Region | Dagestan |
Ethnicity | Dargins |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2003)[2] |
Northeast Caucasian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | sout3261 Southwestern Dargwaicar1234 Icari |
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