Itsari language

Itsari
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionDagestan
Native speakers
2,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologsout3261  Southwestern Dargwa
icar1234  Icari

Itsari (Icari) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia spoken in the village Itsari by about 2,000 people.[1] It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of Dargwa but recognizes that it may be a separate language.[2]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Sumbatova, N. R., & Mutalov, R. O. (2003). Languages of the World/Materials 92: Icari. Lincom GmbH. ISBN 3-89586-014-X