Kaitag language
Kaitag (self des. Хайдакьан кув [χɑjdɑqʼɑn kʰuβ]; oth. des. Kaidak, Karakaitak, Karkaidak, Qaidaqlan) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan, Russia. It has sometimes been considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa due to it being part of the Dargin dialect continuum. The Routledge Ethnographic Handbook (2017) divided Kaitag into two dialects: northern (Magalis-Kaitak) and southern (Karakaitak). Recent results of the Association of the Russian Sociolinguists (2021) further developed it into three dialects: Lower Kaitag, Upper Kaitag and Shari.
| Kaitag | |
|---|---|
| хайдакьан кув | |
| Pronunciation | χɑjdɑqʼɑn kʰuβ |
| Native to | North Caucasus |
| Region | Dagestan |
| Ethnicity | Kaitags |
Native speakers | approx. 30,000 (2020) |
Northeast Caucasian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xdq |
| Glottolog | kajt1238 |
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