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Khvarshi

NE Caucasian (Tsezic, West Tsezic)

FamilyNE Caucasian (Tsezic, West Tsezic) Speakers~1.7K ScriptCyrillic (Avar-based, unstandardised) CountriesRussia (Dagestan, Tsumadinsky District) Official inNo ISO 639-3khv Glottocodekhva1239

Khvarshi (Khwarshi) is a Tsezic (Northeast Caucasian) language with roughly 1,700–8,500 speakers in five villages of the Tsumadinsky District of western Dagestan, with diaspora communities in lowland Dagestan. It has five strongly divergent dialects (Khvarshi proper, Inkhokwari, Kwantlada, Santlada, Khwayni), four genders, and an ergative-absolutive case system; Avar serves as the written/literary cover language. Recent grammatical documentation was provided by Zaira Khalilova (2009).

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87 core words in Khvarshi

Water

лъа

ɬa

Fire

цӏа

tsʼa

Sun

бухъ

buqχ

Moon

буца

butsa

Star

цӏирис

tsʼiris

Night

нишохо

niʃoho

Rain

хъема

qema

Snow

иса

isa

Wind

лъаца

ɬaca

Earth

чӏида

tʃʼida

Stone

гъур

ʁur

Mountain

гьун

hun

Sea

ралъад

raɬad

Mother

ишу

iʃu

Father

обу

obu

Daughter

кад

kad

I

до

do

You

мо

mo

We

ила

ila

Name

цӏери

tsʼeri

Person

гьадам

hadam

Head

къем

qʼem

Eye

эзал

ezal

Ear

агьи

ahi

Nose

мани

mani

Mouth

гьутӏ

hutʼ

Tooth

сыл

səl

Tongue

мец

mets

Hand

лекьа

leʟ̌a

Foot

гьуду

hudu

Heart

локӏва

lokʼʷa

Bone

лӏазал

ɬazal

Blood

икъо

eqʼo

Love

гокъа

ɡoqʼa

Tree

гъван

ʁʷan

Dog

гъве

ʁʷe

Cat

—

—

Fish

чугӏа

tʃuʕa

Bird

кӏеца

kʼetsa

Butterfly

гъогъонтӏу

ʁoʁontʼu

Egg

кӏемечӏ

kʼemetʃʼ

Bear

зе

ze

Horse

сайро

sajro

House

ахъ

aq

Milk

гъи

ʁi

Honey

нуца

nutsa

Salt

цийо

tsijo

Wine

чагъир

tʃaʁir

Iron

кел

kel

Wheel

гъабал

ʁabal

Silk

дарай

daraj

Book

гьише

hiʃe

Eat

лацӏа

latsʼa

Drink

цӏода

tsʼoda

Sleep

лӏеса

ɬesa

One

гьас

has

Two

къӏано

qˤʼano

Three

лъона

ɬona

Four

укъен

uqʼen

Five

лъена

ɬena

Hundred

бешону

beʃonu

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

логу

loɡu

New

эцӏну

etsʼnu

Red

утӏана

utʼana

White

алукӏа

alukʼa

Black

каба

kaba

Green

хъаилӏе

qʼaiˈlʼe

Blue

хъаилӏе

qʼaiˈlʼe

Cuckoo

куку

kuku

Sugar

чакар

tʃakar

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: NE Caucasian (Tsezic, West Tsezic)

Meaning KhvarshiTsezHunzibAndiAvarArchiYuchi
Water лъа /ɬa/ лъи /ɬi/ лъыᴴ /ɬɨ̃/ лъен /ɬen/ лъим /ɬim/ лъан /ɬan/ tse /tse/
Fire цӏа /tsʼa/ цӏи /tsʼi/ цӏə /tsʼə/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏа /tsʼa/ оцӏ /otsʼ/ ʼyati /ʔjati/
Sun бухъ /buqχ/ бухъ /buq/ бохъ /boqχ/ миллӏи /milːi/ бакъ /baqʼ/ бархъ /baɾq/ tso /tso/
Moon буца /butsa/ буци /butsi/ боцо /botso/ борцӏцӏо /bortsʼːo/ моцӏ /motsʼ/ бац /bats/ shafa /ʃafa/
Star цӏирис /tsʼiris/ ца /tsa/ ца /tsa/ цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ цӏва /tsʼʷa/ хоӏлошхъаӏн /χoˤloʃqaˤn/ weʼyv /weʔjʌ̃/
Night нишохо /niʃoho/ нешохӏоси гъуди /neʃoħosi ʁudi/ нише /niʃe/ релъо /reɬo/ сордо /sordo/ иш /iʃ/ pado /pado/
Rain хъема /qema/ хъема /qema/ вəдə /wədə/ цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ цӏад /tsʼad/ ххеӏл /χːeˤl/ —
Snow иса /isa/ иси /isi/ əᴴз /ə̃z/ анзи /anzi/ гӏазу /ʕazu/ марххала /marxːala/ sta /sta/
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