Botlikh language
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Botlikh is an Andic language
of the Northeast Caucasian language family
spoken by the Botlikhs
in the Buikhe and Ashino villages in southwestern Dagestan
, Russia
by approximately 5,500 people, according to a survey by Koryakov in 2006.
Andic languages
The Andic languages are a branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family. They are often grouped together with the Avar language and with the Tsezic languages to form an Avar–Andic branch of that family....
of the Northeast Caucasian language family
Northeast Caucasian languages
The Northeast Caucasian languages constitute a language family spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, northern Azerbaijan, and in northeastern Georgia, as well as in diaspora populations in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East...
spoken by the Botlikhs
Botlikh people
The Botlikh people are one of the Andi-Dido peoples of Dagestan. Until the 1930s they were considered a distinct people...
in the Buikhe and Ashino villages in southwestern Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
by approximately 5,500 people, according to a survey by Koryakov in 2006.