Aukh dialect

The Aukh dialect^[2][3] (Chechen: Ӏовхойн диалект, romanized: 'Ovkhoyn dialekt, Russian: Ауховский диалект, romanized: Aukhovskiy dialekt) is a dialect of the Chechen language, It is primarily spoken by residents in the northern part of Dagestan,^[4] and the estimated number of speakers is about 160 thousand.^[1] It is the native dialect of the Aukhs society. Linguist Yuri Koryakov considers Aukh to be on par with Ingush and Chechen in the Vainakh language group.^[5]

Aukh dialect
Ӏовхойн диалект
Native to	Russia
Region	Dagestan, Aukh
Ethnicity	Chechens (Aukhs)
Native speakers	160,000 (2014)[1]
Language family	Northeast Caucasian Nakh Chechen Aukh dialect
Dialects	Aukh proper (Bamatyurtov) North Aukh (Keshenkhoyev) South Aukh (Pkharchkhoyev)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
Ethnographic map of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, with   Aukhs

Subdialects

• Aukh proper subdialect
• North Aukh subdialect
• South Aukh subdialect

Teips and subdialects

Teip (clan)		Subdialect	Ancestral village
Akkoy	Ӏаккой	South Aukh[6]	Shircha-Aukh
Barchkhoy	Барчхой	North Aukh[7][6]	Barchkhoy-Otar
Biytaroy	Бийтарой	South Aukh[6]	Shircha-Aukh
Biltoy	Билтой	North Aukh, Aukh proper[7][6]	Built-Aukh
Bonoy	Боной	North Aukh[6]	Booni-Yurt
Wappiy	Ваьппий	South Aukh[7][6]	Shircha-Aukh
Guloy	ГӀулой	North Aukh[6]
Jey (Jevoy)	Жей (Жевой)	South Aukh[7][6]	Pkharchkhoshka
Zandakoy	Зандакъой	North Aukh, Aukh proper[7][6]	Mini-Atagi
Zogoy	ЗогӀой	North Aukh[6]	Boni-Aukh
Kovstoy	Къавстой (Къовстой)	North Aukh[6]	Keshen-Aukh
Kevoy	Кевой	North Aukh[6]
Kurchaloy	Курчалой	North Aukh, Aukh proper[6]
Kkharkhoy	Кхархой	North Aukh, South Aukh[6]
Merjoy	Мержой	North Aukh[6]	Pkharchkhoshka
Nokkhoy	Ноккхой	North Aukh, South Aukh[6]
Ovrshoy	Овршой	North Aukh[6]
Peshkhoy	Пешхой	North Aukh[6]
Pkharchkhoy	Пхьарчхой	South Aukh[7][6]	Pkharchkhoshka
Saloy	Салой	North Aukh[6]
Contaroy	ЦӀонтарой	North Aukh, Aukh proper[6]
Cechoy	ЦӀечой	North Aukh[6]
Chantiy	ЧӀаьнтий	North Aukh, South Aukh[6]
Chontoy	Чонтой	South Aukh[6]
Chungaroy	Чунгарой	North Aukh[7]
Chkharoy	Чхьарой	North Aukh[6]
Shinroy	Шинрой	North Aukh, South Aukh[6]

Phonology

In the Aukh dialect, similar to the Chechen language, there is an absence of words with the voiceless fricative consonant [f] which is more common in Ingush. Additionally, both the Aukh dialect and the Chechen literary language exhibit vowel nasalization, particularly at the end of words, unlike Ingush. The vowel system of the Aukh dialect closely resembles that of the Chechen literary language.^[8]

Transitional between it and Ingush,^[9] the Aukh dialect is similar to the Chechen dialect in that in its verb forms, as in Chechen, the vowels [ø] ⟨оь⟩ and [y] ⟨уь⟩ are widespread, while in Ingush they are very rare.^[10] According to Professor I. Arsakhanov, "The Aukh dialect, although it occupies an intermediate position between the Chechen and Ingush languages, still gravitates to the Chechen language".

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