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Preferred term

akvAkhvakh  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Akhvakh language (alternatively spelled Akhwakh) is a Northeast Caucasian language from the Avar–Andic branch. Ethnologue lists 6500 speakers, 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).

Entry terms

  • Akhvakh language

ISO 639-3 code

  • akv

Notation

  • akv

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URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/akv

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