Tindi
Tindi is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Russia, by about 6,693 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tindi is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in the Russian republic of Dagestan. Tindis have no individual designation for their language, but those living in the village of Idar call their language Idarab mitstsi meaning 'the language of the Idar village'. It is only an oral language; Avar or Russian are used in written communication instead. Tindi vocabulary contains many loanwords from Avar, Turkish, Arabic, and Russian. It has approximately 4,500 speakers.
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Words in Tindi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hayam* | |
| name | cEra* | |
| eye | hakya* | |
| ear | hankyita* | |
| nose | miyar* | |
| tooth | salu* | |
| tongue | mici* | |
| hand | rEla* | |
| blood | hEri* | |
| bone | ratLi* | |
| skin | qXali* | |
| knee | niku* | |
| breast | niXi* | |
| liver | rElatLi* | |
| water | лълъеᵸ | ʎ:ẽ |
| fire | cay* | |
| sun | miLi* | |
| star | cara* | |
| stone | hica* | |
| mountain | bEsa* | |
| tree | roha* | |
| leaf | ali* | |
| night | rELa* | |
| dog | хва | |
| fish | Xway* | |
| louse | naci* | |
| one | sEb* | |
| two | kEya* | |
| I | de* | |
| you | me* |
* 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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