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Samur
Geographic
distribution
Dagestan
Linguistic classificationNortheast Caucasian
Language codes
Glottologlezg1248

The Samur languages (also called Nuclear Lezgic) are the principal component of the Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian languages.[1] Lezgian and Tabasaran are literary languages.

Internal branching

  • Eastern Samur
    • Udi – 5,700 speakers
    • Lezgi–Aghul–Tabasaran[1]
  • Southern Samur
    • Kryts – 6,000 speakers in 1975
      • Kryts proper
      • Jek
      • Khaput
      • Yergyudzh
      • Alyk
    • Budukh – 1,000 speakers
  • Western Samur

See also

References