Lak
лакку
Lak is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, by about 154.8 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Lak (лакку маз, [lakːu maz]) is a Northeast Caucasian language forming its own branch within the family. It is the language of the Lak people from the Russian autonomous republic of Dagestan, where it is one of six official languages. It is spoken by about 157,000 people.
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Words in Lak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | нину | ninu |
| father | мямма | maˤmma |
| ear | вичӏи | wičʼi |
| tongue | маз | maz |
| hand | ка | ka |
| heart | къюкӏ | q:uˤkʼ |
| blood | оь | oˤ |
| knee | ник | nik |
| liver | ттиликӏ | t:ilikʼ |
| water | щин | š:in |
| fire | цӏу | cʼu |
| wind | марч | |
| stone | чару | čaru |
| mountain | зунтту | zunt:u |
| tree | мурхь | murx̂ |
| night | хьхьу | x̂:u |
| dog | ккаччи | k:ač:i |
| cat | ччиту | č:itu |
| horse | чву | čwu |
| cow | оьл | oˤl |
| louse | нацӏ | nacʼ |
| one | ца | ca |
| two | кӏива | kʼiwa |
| ten | ацӏва | acʼwa |
| I | на | na |
| coffee | ккупи | k:upi |
| salt | цӏу | cʼu |
| tomato | помидор | pomidor |
| apple | гьивч | hiwč |
| hello | салам | salam |
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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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