Tsezic languages

Tsezic
Geographic
distribution		Southwest Dagestan
Linguistic classificationNortheast Caucasian
  • Tsezic
Subdivisions
  • Tsez–Hinukh
  • Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi
Language codes
Glottologtsez1239
  Tsezic

The Tsezic languages (also called Didoic languages) form one of the seven main branches of the Northeast Caucasian language family. It branches into Tsez–Hinukh and Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi, according to research published in 2009.[1] They were formerly classified geographically into East Tsezic (Hinukh and Bezhta) and West Tsezic (Tsez, Khwarshi and Hunzib).[citation needed] The Avar language serves as the literary language for speakers of Tsezic languages.

  1. ^ The Languages of the Caucasus, by Wolfgang Schulze (2009) Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine