Hunzib
Hunzib is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia and Georgia, by about 1,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Hunzib is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Hunzib people in the Tsunta and Kizilyurt districts of Dagestan and in two villages across the Russian border in Georgia. Hunzib is not an official language, and it is rarely written.
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Words in Hunzib
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| nose | мару | maru |
| hand | коро | koro |
| heart | ра̇кӏу | råḳu |
| water | лъыᵸ | |
| snow | әᵸз | ə̃z |
| stone | гамачӏ | gamačʼ |
| dog | ве | ve |
| louse | на̇цǝ | nåcǝ |
| five | лъино | λino |
| salt | ца̇ᵸ | cå̃ |
| bread | баба | baba |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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