Ibero-Caucasian languages
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The term Ibero-Caucasian (or Iberian-Caucasian) was proposed by Georgian linguist Arnold Chikobava for the union of the three language families that are specific to the Caucasus, namely
- Ibero-Caucasian
- South Caucasian, also called Kartvelian.
- Northwest Caucasian, also called Abkhazo-Adyghean.
- Northeast Caucasian, also called Nakh–Dagestanian.
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Ibero-Caucasian | |
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Caucasian | |
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Geographic distribution | Caucasus |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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Glottolog | None |
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The Ibero-Caucasian phylum would also include three extinct languages: Hattic, connected by some linguists to the Northwest (Circassian) family, and Hurrian and Urartian, connected to the Northeast (Nakh–Dagestanian) family.