Tindian language
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Tindic is the language of the people of Tindi . It is spoken by around 5,000–6,000 people in several Aulen (villages) of the Zumada Rajon in western Bergdagestan near Georgia and Chechnya : in Tindi, Angida, Aknada, Etscheda and Tissi.
There is no self-designation of the speakers for their language; the inhabitants name themselves after their respective aul . The Tindic speakers are all bilingual and speak Avar as well as Tindic . An alphabet based on Cyrillic was developed.
Web links
- Tindian-Russian Dictionary
- Map of the small Ando-Avaro-Didoic languages in western Dagestan, Tindic: 9.