Chamalal is a member of the Avar-Andic branch of Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in Tsumadinsky district of southwestern Dagestan in the Russian Federation. The Chamalals live along the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river in the villages of Lower-Gaquar, Agual, Tsumada, Urukh, Gachitl, Quenkh, Gigatl and Gadór. There are two main dialects of Chamalal: Gaquar and Gigatl.
Chamalal is rarely written and speakers of Chamalal generally use Avar when writing. It can be written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
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Details of the Chamalal alphabet (PDF) provided by Wolfram Siegel
л̅а̅с̅ви ма̅ с̅Iа̅нēда, бичIе-мане ин̅адала букIлēда икIв, йа пашманлъи букIлēда икIв, йа ма̅ букIлēда икIв, йа ин̅адала заде букIлēда икIв. С̅и̅нис̅ гIумру йи̅на.
Source: Притчи, пословицы и поговорки на языках Кавказа: Языки Кавказа (pritchikavkaz.blogspot.com)
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Information about Chamalal | Numbers
Information about Chamalal language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamalal_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/cji
http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/chamalals.shtml
http://www.eki.ee/knab/lat/kblkauk2
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