Lezgic languages
The Lezgic languages are one of seven branches of the Northeast [Caucasian languages|Northeast Caucasian language] family. Lezgin and Tabasaran are literary languages. Khinalug may either be Lezgic or an independent branch of the Northeast Caucasian family.
Classification
- Peripheral: Archi – 1,700 speakers
- Samur
- * Eastern Samur
- **Caucasian [Albanian language|Caucasian Albanian] † – extinct
- ***Udi – 6,600 speakers
- ** Lezgin–Aghul–Tabasaran
- ***Lezgin – 410,000 speakers
- *** Aghul – 33,200 speakers
- *** Tabasaran – 143,600 speakers
- * Southern Samur
- **Kryts – 5,000 speakers
- ** Budukh – 200 speakers
- ** Jek – 1,500 speakers
- * Western Samur
- **Rutul – 36,400 speakers
- ** Tsakhur – 22,300 speakers
The voicing of ejective consonants
- Non-Lezgic: Avar ; Lezgic: Rutul, Tsakhur 'name'
- Non-Lezgic: Archi, Lak ; Lezgic: Rutul, Tabassaran, Aɡul 'beard'
- Non-Lezgic: Avar ; Lezgic: Tabassaran 'moon'