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Dargwa

дарган мез

Dargwa is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Dargwa · 42.4°N 47.4°E

Dargwa (дарган мез, dargan mez) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Dargin people in the Russian republic Dagestan. This article discusses the literary dialect of the dialect continuum constituting the Dargin languages. It is based on the Aqusha and Urakhi dialects of Northern Dargin.

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Words in Dargwa

MeaningWordRomanization
motherнешneš
fatherдудешdudeš
earлихӏиliḥi
toothцулаcula
tongueлезмиlezmi
heartуркӏиurḳi
bloodхӏиḥi
boneлигаliga
liverдулекӏduleḳ
waterшинšin
fireцӏаc̣a
rainмаркаmarka
stoneкъаркъаɢarɢa
mountainдубураdubura
treeгалгаgalga
nightдугиdugi
dogхяꭓə
catгатаgata
birdарцанarcan
horseурчиurči
cowкьелq̇el
snakeчӏичӏалаč̣ič̣ala
oneцаca
fiveшолšol
hundredдаршалdaršal
whoчиči
whatсеse
teaчайčaj
coffeeкофеkofe
saltзеze

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Vocabulary

  • KajtakNakh-Daghestanian50% alike
  • KubachiNakh-Daghestanian34% alike
  • AghulNakh-Daghestanian21% alike
  • TsakhurNakh-Daghestanian17% alike
  • ArchiNakh-Daghestanian15% alike
  • LakNakh-Daghestanian14% alike

Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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