Ingush
гӏалгӏай
Ingush is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia and Georgia, by about 322.9 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ingush (; гӀалгӀай мотт, ġalġay mott, IPA: [ˈʁəɫʁɑːɪ mʷɔtː]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 350,000 people, known as the Ingush, across a region covering the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Chechnya, North Ossetia, as well as the countries of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and others.
From Wikipedia · Ingush language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ingush
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | нана | nana |
| father | да | da |
| child | бер | ber |
| man | саг | sag |
| name | цӏи | cʼi |
| friend | доттагӏа | dottağa |
| eye | бӏарг | bˀarg |
| ear | лерг | lerg |
| nose | мераж | meraž |
| tooth | царг | carg |
| tongue | мотт | mott |
| hand | кулг | kulg |
| heart | дог | dog |
| head | корта | korta |
| blood | цӏий | cʼii |
| skin | цӏока | cʼoka |
| knee | гола | gola |
| breast | накха | naqa |
| liver | дихк | dixk |
| water | хий | xii |
| fire | цӏи | cʼi |
| star | седкъа | sedqʼa |
| sky | сигале | sigale |
| rain | догӏа | doğa |
| snow | лоа | loa |
| wind | мух | mux |
| mountain | лоам | loam |
| sea | форд | ford |
| night | бийса | biı̇sa |
| dog | жӏали | žˀali |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BatsNakh-Daghestanian45% alike
- ChechenNakh-Daghestanian42% alike
- LakNakh-Daghestanian14% alike
- UdiNakh-Daghestanian11% alike
- Kui (India)Dravidian9% alike
- Karata-TukitaNakh-Daghestanian9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · ingu1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · inh