Dagestanian

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• Dagestanian languages — also called  East Caucasian Languages,         group of languages spoken in the northeastern part of the Caucasus and including the Avar Andi Dido, the Lak Dargin (Lak Dargwa), and the Lezgian groups. One of the distinctive characteristics of a… …   Universalium

• Dagestanian — n. native or inhabitant of Dagestan; group of North Caucasian languages spoken in Dagestan …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dagestanian — [ˌdagɪ stα:nɪən, stanɪən] noun 1》 a native or inhabitant of Dagestan, an autonomous republic in SW Russia. 2》 the family of North Caucasian languages spoken in Dagestan. adjective relating to Dagestan or its language …   English new terms dictionary

• Nakho-Dagestanian languages — also called  Northeast Caucasian Languages,         group of languages spoken in the northeastern Caucasus Mountains. The Nakh division consists of the languages of the Chechen, Ingush, and Bats. The Dagestanian division is more multifarious and… …   Universalium

• Caucasian languages — Group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region that are not members of any language families spoken elsewhere in the world. Caucasian languages, spoken by some nine million people, are divided into three subgroups: the South Caucasian, or… …   Universalium

• Northeast Caucasian languages — Northeast Caucasian Nakh(o) Dag(h)estanian, Caspian Geographic distribution: Caucasus Linguistic classification: North Caucasian ? Alarodian ? …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus — /kaw keuh seuhs/, n. the 1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 ft. (5633 m) …   Universalium

• Transcaucasia — Transcaucasian /trans kaw kay zheuhn, sheuhn, kazh euhn, kash /, adj., n. /trans kaw kay zheuh, sheuh/, n. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922 36 (Transcaucasian… …   Universalium

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

• Languages of the Caucasus — The languages of the Caucasus are a large and extremely varied array of languages spoken by more than ten million people in and around the Caucasus Mountains, which lie between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Linguistic comparison allows these …   Wikipedia

• Fortis and lenis — Fortis (Latin strong ) and lenis ( weak ) are linguistic terms. In a broad sense, they refer to the opposition of consonants such as p , t vs. b , d . In a narrow sense, fortis refer to consonants such as p , t pronounced with tenseness (more… …   Wikipedia