Chamalin language is the language of the Chamalins (Chamalal), one of the small Caucasian languages that belongs to the Andean subgroup of the Nakh-Dagestan language family . Closest to him are Godoberin , Tindin , Bagvali languages .
| Chamalinsky language | |
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| Self name | Chamalaldub michӏchI |
| Country | Russia |
| Regions | Tsumadinsky district of Dagestan |
| Total number of speakers | 500 [1] |
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| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
North Caucasian superfamily (not recognized)
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| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
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According to the 2010 All-Russian Population Census, 500 people spoke the Chamalin language.
Unwritten, used mainly in everyday life and informal situations. As a literary language, the Chamalins usually use the Avar and Russian languages , but literary works are also known in their native language [3] .
Literature
- Bokarev A. A. Essay on the grammar of the Chamalina language. M.-L., Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , 1949.
- Magomedova P.T. Chamalinsky-Russian Dictionary. Makhachkala: IYALI DSC RAS , 1999.
- Alieva Z. M. Word formation in the Chamalinsky language. Makhachkala: IYALI DSC RAS , 2003.