Andi
Andi is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, by about 20 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Andi is a Northeast Caucasian language belonging to the Avar–Andic branch spoken by about 5,800 ethnic Andi (2010) in the Botlikh region of Dagestan. The language is spoken in the villages Andi (along the river Andi-Koisu), Gunkha, Gagatl, Ashali, Rikvani, Chanko, Zilo, and Kvanxidatl.
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Words in Andi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ила | ila |
| father | има | ima |
| name | цӏцӏер | ccʼer |
| ear | гьантӏикӏа | hantʼikʼa |
| nose | магьар | mahar |
| tongue | мицӏцӏи | miccʼi |
| heart | рокӏо | rokʼo |
| breast | кока | koka |
| water | лъен | lˢen |
| fire | цӏа | cʼa |
| moon | борцӏцӏи | borccʼi |
| star | цӏцӏа | ccʼa |
| rain | цӏцӏа | ccʼa |
| snow | анзи | anzi |
| river | гьадор | hador |
| sea | релъо | relˢo |
| dog | хой | xoj |
| cat | геду | gedu |
| louse | ноцӏцӏи | noccʼi |
| one | себ | seb |
| two | чӏегу | čʼegu |
| three | лъобгу | lˢobgu |
| you | мен | men |
| eat | икунну | ikunnu |
| die | вучӏиду | vučʼidu |
| sleep | кьихинну | kkˡʼixinnu |
| house | гьакъу | haqˣʼu |
| new | цӏив | cʼiv |
| full | бицӏиб | bicʼib |
| red | гьири | hiri |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GodoberiNakh-Daghestanian36% alike
- TindiNakh-Daghestanian36% alike
- Northern AkhvakhNakh-Daghestanian35% alike
- ChamalalNakh-Daghestanian35% alike
- Karata-TukitaNakh-Daghestanian35% alike
- BotlikhNakh-Daghestanian34% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · andi1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ani