Chamalal
Chamalal is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, by about 500 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Chamalal (also called Camalal or Chamalin) is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southwestern Dagestan, Russia by approximately 5,100 ethnic Chamalals. It has three quite distinct dialects, Gadyri, Gakvari, and Gigatl.
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Words in Chamalal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hadam* | |
| name | cEri* | |
| eye | haCa* | |
| ear | ana* | |
| nose | may* | |
| tooth | salw* | |
| tongue | mic* | |
| hand | rEla* | |
| bone | ratLil* | |
| skin | qXal* | |
| knee | nikwal* | |
| breast | niXi* | |
| liver | rElatL* | |
| water | лълъӣᵸ | llˢı̇̃ı̇̃ |
| fire | ca* | |
| sun | miL* | |
| star | ca* | |
| stone | hica* | |
| mountain | bel* | |
| tree | ruSa* | |
| leaf | apal* | |
| night | rELa* | |
| dog | хва̅й | xʷa̅j |
| fish | Xwam* | |
| louse | nac* | |
| one | sEb* | |
| two | ECida* | |
| I | di* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | biti* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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