Akhvakh language
The Akhvakh language (also spelled Axvax, Akhwakh) is a Northeast Caucasian language from the Avar–Andic branch. Ethnologue lists 210 speakers based on the 2010 census, but Magomedova and Abulaeva (2007) list 20,000 speakers of the language. Akhvakh has several dialects, though sources do not agree on the number. Ethnologue lists Kaxib, Northern Akhvakh and Southern Akhvakh (which can be further subdivided into the Tlyanub and Tsegob subdialects). Creissels (2010) lists Northern Akhvakh and three dialects of Southern Akhvakh (Cegob, Tljanub, and Ratlub).
| Akhvakh | |
|---|---|
| Ашвaлъи мицIи | |
| Native to | North Caucasus, Azerbaijan |
| Region | Southern Dagestan, northern Azerbaijan |
| Ethnicity | Akhvakh |
Native speakers | 210 in Dagestan (2010 census) |
Northeast Caucasian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | akv |
| Glottolog | akhv1240 Akhvakhic |
| ELP | Akhvakh |
A few publications have been made in the Akhvakh language, but for the most part speakers of Akhvakh have adopted Avar as their literary language.
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