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Also known as Nakho-Dagestanian languages, Nakh-Daghestanian languages, Northeast Caucasian languages, Nakho-Dagestanian, Nakh-Dagestanian, Nakh-Daghestani, Nakh-Daghestani languages, Nakho-Daghestani

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Instance of
language family
Subclass of
Ibero-Caucasian
Has part
Dagestanian
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linguistic typology
agglutinative language
Commons category
Northeast Caucasian languages
number of speakers, writers, or signers
5000000
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Main areas of Northeast Caucasian languages

The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or Vainakh-Daghestani, or sometimes Caspian languages (from the Caspian Sea, in contrast to Pontic languages for the Northwest Caucasian languages), is a family of languages spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in Georgia and diaspora populations in Western Europe and the Middle East. According to Glottolog, there are currently 36 Nakh-Dagestanian languages.

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