Karata-Tukita
Karata-Tukita is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, by about 6,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Karata (кӏкӏирлӏи) is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southern Dagestan, Russia by 9,549 Karata in 2020. There are ten towns in which the language is traditionally spoken: Karata, Anchix, Tukita, Rachabalda, Lower Inxelo, Mashtada, Archo, Chabakovo, Racitl, and formerly Siux. Speakers use Avar as their literary language.
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Words in Karata-Tukita
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Xadan* | |
| name | cer* | |
| eye | harka* | |
| ear | handika* | |
| nose | miXar* | |
| tooth | sali* | |
| tongue | maci* | |
| hand | rela* | |
| blood | hini* | |
| bone | ratLi* | |
| skin | coku* | |
| knee | nuku* | |
| breast | keka* | |
| liver | рекьӏайлӏ | reƛ̣ajƛ |
| water | лълъени | |
| fire | ce* | |
| sun | miLi* | |
| star | coy* | |
| stone | XanCa* | |
| mountain | besa* | |
| tree | ruxa* | |
| leaf | ali* | |
| night | reLa* | |
| dog | хвай | xvaj |
| fish | CuXa* | |
| louse | naci* | |
| one | ceb* | |
| two | keki* | |
| I | dini* | |
| you | mini* |
* 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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Glottolog · kara1474 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kpt