Lezghian
лезги
Lezghian is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, by about 633.6 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Lezgian ( LEZ-gee-ən), also called Lezgi ( LEZ-gee) or Lezgin ( LEZ-gin), is a Northeast Caucasian language. It is spoken by the Lezgins, who live primarily in southern Dagestan—where it is an official language—and northern Azerbaijan. It is classified as "vulnerable" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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Words in Lezghian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | диде | dide |
| father | буба | buba |
| child | аял | aäl |
| man | итим | itim |
| woman | паб | pab |
| name | тӏвар | ṭvar |
| friend | дуст | dust |
| eye | вил | vil |
| ear | йаб | jab |
| nose | нер | ner |
| tongue | мез | mez |
| hand | гъил | ġil |
| heart | рикӏ | riḳ |
| head | кьил | q̇il |
| blood | иви | ivi |
| bone | кӏараб | ḳarab |
| skin | ли | li |
| breast | хур | ꭓur |
| liver | лекь | leq̇ |
| water | йад | jad |
| fire | цӏай | c̣aj |
| sun | рагъ | raġ |
| moon | варз | varz |
| sky | цав | cav |
| rain | марф | marf |
| snow | жиз | žiz |
| wind | гар | gar |
| stone | къван | q̄van |
| mountain | сув | suv |
| sea | гьуьл | hül |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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