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The Caucasus is home to a number of languages and language families. The term "Languages of the Caucasus" is mostly a geographic grouping and does not imply anything about the relatedness of the languages or even their similarity (due to processes like language contact). A division may be made between North Caucasus languages and South Caucasus languages. North Caucasus languages include [[Kumyk]], [[Nogay]], [[Karachay-Balkar]], [[Avar]], [[Chechen]], [[Ossetian]], [[Abkhaz]], [[Adyghe]], [[Ingushetian]], etc., while South Caucasus languages include [[Georgian]], [[Azeri]], and [[Armenian]].
The Caucasus is home to a number of languages and language families. The term "Languages of the Caucasus" is mostly a geographic grouping and does not imply anything about the relatedness of the languages or even their similarity (due to processes like language contact). A division may be made between North Caucasus languages and South Caucasus languages. North Caucasus languages include [[Kumyk]], [[Nogay]], [[Karachay-Balkar]], [[Avar]], [[Chechen]], [[Ossetian]], [[Abkhaz]], [[Adyghe]], [[Ingushetian]], etc., while South Caucasus languages include [[Georgian]], [[Azeri]], and [[Armenian]].

== Status ==
kum, nog, krc, ava, che, oss, abk, ady, inh, kat, aze, hye
=== Transducers ===

=== Existing language pairs ===
{| style="text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! !! kum !! nog !! krc !! ava !! che !! oss !! abk !! ady !! inh !! kat !! aze !! hye
|-
| '''kum''' || - || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''nog''' || || - || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''krc''' || || || - || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''ava''' || || || || - || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''che''' || || || || || - || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''oss''' || || || || || || - || || || || || ||
|-
| '''abk''' || || || || || || || - || || || || ||
|-
| '''ady''' || || || || || || || || - || || || ||
|-
| '''inh''' || || || || || || || || || - || || ||
|-
| '''kat''' || || || || || || || || || || - || ||
|-
| '''aze''' || || || || || || || || || || || - ||
|-
| '''hye''' || || || || || || || || || || || || -
|-
| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''eng''' || || || || || || || || || || || || [[Apertium-hye-eng|hye-eng]]<br>12,218
|-
| '''kaz''' || ''[[Apertium-kaz-kum|kaz-kum]]''<br>8 || ''[[Apertium-nog-kaz|nog-kaz]]''<br>9 || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''rus''' || || || || ''[[Apertium-ava-rus|ava-rus]]''<br>1,432 || || || || || || || ||
|-
| '''tur''' || || || || || || || || || || || '''''[[Apertium-tur-aze|tur-aze]]'''''<br>8,194 ||
|}

== Endangerment ==

Revision as of 00:57, 28 February 2014

The Caucasus is home to a number of languages and language families. The term "Languages of the Caucasus" is mostly a geographic grouping and does not imply anything about the relatedness of the languages or even their similarity (due to processes like language contact). A division may be made between North Caucasus languages and South Caucasus languages. North Caucasus languages include Kumyk, Nogay, Karachay-Balkar, Avar, Chechen, Ossetian, Abkhaz, Adyghe, Ingushetian, etc., while South Caucasus languages include Georgian, Azeri, and Armenian.

Status

kum, nog, krc, ava, che, oss, abk, ady, inh, kat, aze, hye

Transducers

Existing language pairs

kum nog krc ava che oss abk ady inh kat aze hye
kum -
nog -
krc -
ava -
che -
oss -
abk -
ady -
inh -
kat -
aze -
hye -
eng hye-eng
12,218
kaz kaz-kum
8
nog-kaz
9
rus ava-rus
1,432
tur tur-aze
8,194

Endangerment