Tsez language

Spoken in

  • Northeast Caucasian languages Dagestan languages Awaro - Ando - Didoische languages Didoische languages Tsesisch

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Tsesisch (also called Didoisch ) is a Northeast Caucasian language that is spoken by about 15,000 people in southwestern Dagestan. Since there is no written language, one uses for written communication of the Avar or Russian, which dominate almost three quarters of Tsesen. Tsesisch is not taught in schools. It shows many influences and loanwords from Russian, Avar, Arabic, Persian, Georgian and the Turkic languages ​​of the region.

The Tsesische can be divided into the following dialects, which are named after the villages where they are spoken; the self- designations of the villages are in italics:

  • Assach ( Асах, Asaq; Lage42.26388888888945.8155555555561900; dialect as Asach )
  • Zebari ( Цебари, Ceboru; Lage42.25222222222245.8777777777781700; dialect as Tsebari )
  • Mokok ( Мокок, Newo; Lage42.26277777777845.9011111111111600 )
  • Kidero ( Кидеро, Kidiro; Lage42.19333333333345.9551900 )
  • Sagada ( Сагада, Soƛo; Lage42.38972222222245.9133333333331550 )

The origin and present main distribution area of ​​the language with the mentioned villages located in the north-west Rajon Zuntinski its administrative center Beschta, where Bezhta, another didoische language is spoken. The area within the catchment area of ​​the Kitljarta (called underflow Metluda ), a right tributary of the Sulak source river Andijskoje Koisu (Russian for Andi shear Koisu ) extends directly on the border with Georgia and near the border of Dagestan to Chechnya between some over 4000 meters high, northern foothills of the Caucasus main ridge ( Bogo, Achatl and others).

Language family Avar language Raion Sulak River Andic languages
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