Karata-Tukita language

Northeast Caucasian language
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Karata
К̄ӀирлӀе мац̄Ӏи
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionSouthern Dagestan
EthnicityKarata
Native speakers
9549 (2020 census)[1]
Language family
Northeast Caucasian
Language codes
ISO 639-3kpt
Glottologkara1474
ELPKarata

Karata (кӏкӏирлӏи) is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southern Dagestan, Russia by 260 Karata in 2010. There are ten towns in which the language is traditionally spoken: Karata, Anchix, Tukita, Rachabalda, Lower Inxelo, Mashtada, Archo, Chabakovo, Racitl, and formerly Siux.[2] Speakers use Avar as their literary language.[3]

Dialects

The language has two dialects, Karatin and Tokitin, which slightly differ in phonetics and morphology but are mutually intelligible.[4] Tukita is sometimes considered a separate language.[5] There are also four subdialects; Anchikh, Archi, Ratsitl and Rachabalda.[4]

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes of Karata[6]
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn-
geal
Glottal
central lateral
lenis fortis lenis fortis lenis fortis lenis fortis lenis fortis
Nasal m n
Plosive voiced b d ɡ
voiceless p t k ʔ
ejective ()
Affricate voiced (d͡ʒ)
voiceless t͡s t͡sː t͡ʃ t͡ʃː t͡ɬː k͡xː q͡χː
ejective t͡sʼ t͡sːʼ t͡ʃʼ t͡ʃːʼ t͡ɬʼ t͡ɬːʼ k͡xːʼ q͡χːʼ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ ʃː ɬ ɬː ç x ʜ h
voiced v z ʒ ɣ ʢ
Trill r
Approximant l j

Vowels

References

  1. ^ Том 5. «Национальный состав и владение языками». Таблица 7. Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку
  2. ^ Nichols, Johanna (2006). "Review: Karatinsko-russkij slovar' [Karata-Russian Dictionary]". Anthropological Linguistics. 48 (1): 95–98. ISSN 0003-5483.
  3. ^ Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2015). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (18th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
  4. ^ a b "The Karatas". www.eki.ee. The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. ^ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 42.
  6. ^ Consonant Systems of the North-East Caucasian Languages on TITUS DIDACTICA
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