Andi language

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Dialects

There are four main dialects, Munin, Rikvani, Kvanxidatl, and Gagatl, which appear quite divergent. However, the dialects can be said to vary between villages: the "upper-group" contains Andi, Gagatl, Rikvani, and Zilo (where Andi and Zilo are considered their own dialects), whereas the "lower-group" contains Munin and Kvanxidatl. The upper-group lacks the affricate sound Script error: No such module "Lang"..[3]

Phonology

Andi has 43 consonants:[4]

Labial Dental/
alveolar
Post-
alveolar
/
palatal
Velar Uvular Pharyngeal/
Glottal
lenis fortis lenis fortis lenis fortis lenis fortis
Nasal Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
Plosive voiceless Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link
voiced Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
ejective Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link
Affricate voiceless Template:IPA link Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link
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Fricative voiceless Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link
voiced Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link (Template:IPA link)
Lateral continuant Template:IPA link 
affricate Template:IPA link  Template:IPA link
Trill Template:IPA link
Approximant Template:IPA link Template:IPA link

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Orthography

Although Andi is usually unwritten, there are attempts to write the language using Russian Cyrillic script. Speakers generally use Avar or Russian as their literary language(s).[5] There have been some 19th-century texts written in Andi.[6]

The 2015 translation of the Gospel of Luke uses the following alphabet: А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гъгъ гъгъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, ЖӀ жӀ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, КӀ кӀ, КӀкӀ кӀкӀ, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лълъ лълъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Т т, ТӀ тӀ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хх хх, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цц цц, ЦӀ цӀ, ЦӀцӀ цӀцӀ, Ч ч, Чч чч, ЧӀ чӀ, ЧӀчӀ чӀчӀ, Ш ш, Щ щ, ъ, ы, ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я[7]

A 2018 primer uses the following alphabet:[8]

А а Б б В в Г г ГӀ гӀ Гь гь Гъ гъ ГъӀ гъӀ Д д Е е
Ё ё Ж ж Жъ жъ ЖъӀ жъӀ З з И и Й й К к КӀ кӀ Кь кь
Къ къ КъӀ къӀ Л л ЛӀ лӀ Ль ль Лъ лъ ЛъӀ лъӀ М м Н н О о
П п ПӀ пӀ Р р С с Т т ТӀ тӀ У у Ф ф Х х ХӀ хӀ
Хь хь Хъ хъ Ц ц ЦӀ цӀ ЦъӀ цъӀ Ч ч ЧӀ чӀ ЧъӀ чъӀ Ш ш Щ щ
Ъ ъ Ь ь Ӏ Э э Ю ю Я я

Grammar

Andi has 7 different series of localization: the meaning "inside" changes by number (singular Script error: No such module "Lang"., plural Script error: No such module "Lang".: Script error: No such module "Lang". 'in a home', Script error: No such module "Lang". 'in houses'). Number categories are expressed through ablaut (Script error: No such module "Lang". 'The father found the brother', but Script error: No such module "Lang". 'The father found the brothers'). In the village Andi, there is a difference between the speech of men and women; a man will say, for example, Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning 'I', Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning 'you', Script error: No such module "Lang". 'person', but a woman will say Script error: No such module "Lang". 'I', Script error: No such module "Lang". 'you', Script error: No such module "Lang". 'person'.[3]

References

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  1. Том 5. «Национальный состав и владение языками». Таблица 7. Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку
  2. The peoples of the Red Book: Akhvakhs
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Further reading

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