Northeast Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian langauges or East Caucasian langauges - family of languages, spoken mostly in Dagestan, Northern Azerbaijan and Georgia.

• Avar-Andi-Dido group.
  • Avar
    • Avar language (Northwest Dagestan highlands), appr. 500 000 speakers
  • Andi languages (Western Dagestan)
    • Botlikh 3 000
    • Godoberi or Ghodoberi, appr. 2 500 speakers
    • Karata, appr. 5 000 speakers
    • Akhvakh, appr. 5 000 speakers
    • Bagval or Bagvalal, appr. 4 000 speakers
    • Tindi, appr. 5 000 speakers
    • Chamalal, appr. 4 000 speakers
  • Dido languages (Southwest Dagestan)
    • Dido, appr. 7 000 speakers
    • Khvarshi, appr. 1 000 speakers
    • Hinukh or Ginukh, appr. 200 speakers
    • Bezhta or Bezhti, appr. 2 500 speakers
    • Hunzib or Gunzib, appr. 600 speakers
      

None of the Andi or Dido languages are written; Avar is used as the literary language.

• Lak-Dargwa or Lak-Dargwa group (Central Dagestan highlands)
  • Lak or Lakk, appr. 90 000 speakers
  • Dargwa or Dargin, appr. 320 000 speakers
    

Both Lak and Dargwa are written languages

• Lezgian group (Southeast Dagestan highlands and Northern Azerbijan)
  • Aghul or Agul, appr. 14 000 speakers
  • Archi, appr. 1 000 speakers
  • Budukh, appr. 2 000 speakers
  • Khinalugh or Khinalug, appr. 1 500 speakers
  • Kryts or Kryz, appr. 6 000 speakers
  • Lezgi, appr. 200 000 speakers
  • Rutul, appr. 15 000 speakers
  • Tabassaran, appr. 77 000 speakers
  • Tsakhur, appr. 5 000 speakers
  • Udi, appr. 4 000 speakers
    

Among the Lezgian languages, only Lezgi and Tabassaran are written.