Авар мацӏ

Avar

NE Caucasian (Avar-Andic)

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Avar is the largest of the Daghestanian languages (the non-Nakh branch of the Northeast Caucasian family) and the most widely spoken language of Daghestan, used as a lingua franca among speakers of the smaller Andic and Tsezic languages. It has 4 noun classes and a complex case system.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Avar

Water

лъим

ɬim

Fire

цӏа

tsʼa

Sun

бакъ

baqʼ

Moon

моцӏ

motsʼ

Star

цӏва

tsʼʷa

Night

сордо

sordo

Rain

цӏад

tsʼad

Snow

гӏазу

ʕazu

Wind

гьури

huri

Earth

ракь

ratɬʼ

Stone

гамачӏ

ɡamatʃʼ

Mountain

мегӏер

meʕer

Sea

ралъад

raɬad

Mother

эбел

ebel

Father

эмен

emen

Daughter

яс

jas

I

дун

dun

You

мун

mun

We

нилъ / ниж

niɬ / niʒ

Name

цӏар

tsʼar

Person

гӏадан

ʕadan

Head

бетӏер

betʼer

Eye

бер

ber

Ear

гӏин

ʕin

Nose

мегӏер

meʕer

Mouth

кӏал

kʼal

Tooth

ца

tsa

Tongue

мацӏ

matsʼ

Hand

квер

kʷer

Foot

хӏетӏе

ħjetʼje

Heart

ракӏ

rakʼ

Bone

ракьа

ratɬʼa

Blood

би

bi

Love

рокьи

rotɬʼi

Tree

гъветӏ

ʁʷetʼ

Dog

гьой

hoj

Cat

кету

ketu

Fish

ччугӏа

tʃːuʕa

Bird

хӏинчӏ

ħintʃʼ

Butterfly

кӏалкӏучӏ

kʼalkʼutʃʼ

Egg

хоно

xono

Bear

ци

tsi

Horse

чу

tʃu

House

рукъ

ruqʼ

Milk

рахь

rax

Honey

гьоцӏцӏо

hotsʼːo

Salt

цӏам

tsʼam

Wine

чагъир

tʃaʁir

Rice

пиринчӏ

pirintʃʼ

Iron

махх

maxː

Wheel

гьакибер

hakiber

Silk

дарай

daraj

Book

тӏехь

tʼex

Eat

кваназе

kʷanaze

Drink

гьекъезе

heqʼeze

Sleep

кьижизе

tɬʼiʒize

One

цо

tso

Two

кӏиго

kʼiɡo

Three

лъабго

ɬabɡo

Four

ункъо

unqʼo

Five

щуго

ʃːuɡo

Hundred

нусго

nusɡo

Hello

ворчӏами

wortʃʼami

Thank you

баркала

baɾkala

Good

лъикӏаб

ɬikʼab

New

цӏияб

tsʼijab

Red

багӏараб

baʕarab

White

хъахӏаб

qaħab

Black

чӏегӏераб

tʃʼeʕerab

Green

гӏурччинаб

ʕurtʃːinab

Blue

хъахӏилаб

qaħilab

Cuckoo

гагу

ɡaɡu

Computer

компьютер

kɐmˈpjuter

Sushi

суши

suˈʃi

Tea

чай

tʃaj

Coffee

кофе

kofe

Sugar

чакар

tʃakar

Ninety-nine

ункъоялда анцӏила ичӏго

unqʼojalda antsʼila itʃʼɡo

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: NE Caucasian (Avar-Andic)

Meaning AvarAndiTsezArchiLakKhvarshiDargwa
Water лъим /ɬim/ лъен /ɬen/ лъи /ɬi/ лъан /ɬan/ щин /ɕːin/ лъа /ɬa/ шин /ʃin/
Fire цӏа /tsʼa/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏи /tsʼi/ оцӏ /otsʼ/ цӏу /tsʼu/ цӏа /tsʼa/ цӏа /tsʼa/
Sun бакъ /baqʼ/ миллӏи /milːi/ бухъ /buq/ бархъ /baɾq/ баргъ /barʁ/ бухъ /buqχ/ берхӏи /beɾħi/
Moon моцӏ /motsʼ/ борцӏцӏо /bortsʼːo/ буци /butsi/ бац /bats/ барз /barz/ буца /butsa/ бац /bats/
Star цӏва /tsʼʷa/ цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ ца /tsa/ хоӏлошхъаӏн /χoˤloʃqaˤn/ цӏуку /tsʼuku/ цӏирис /tsʼiris/ зубари /zubari/
Night сордо /sordo/ релъо /reɬo/ нешохӏоси гъуди /neʃoħosi ʁudi/ иш /iʃ/ хьхьу /xːu/ нишохо /niʃoho/ дуги /duɡi/
Rain цӏад /tsʼad/ цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ хъема /qema/ ххеӏл /χːeˤl/ гъарал /ʁaral/ хъема /qema/ марка /ˈmarka/
Snow гӏазу /ʕazu/ анзи /anzi/ иси /isi/ марххала /marxːala/ марххала /marxːala/ иса /isa/ дяхӏи /daˤħi/
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