Tsezic languages

The Tsezic languages (also called Didoic languages) form one of the seven main branches of the Northeast Caucasian language family. It branches into Tsez–Hinukh and Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi, according to research published in 2009.^[1] They were formerly classified geographically into East Tsezic (Hinukh and Bezhta) and West Tsezic (Tsez, Khwarshi and Hunzib).^{[citation needed]} The Avar language serves as the literary language for speakers of Tsezic languages.

Tsezic
Geographic distribution	Southwest Dagestan
Linguistic classification	Northeast Caucasian Tsezic
Subdivisions	Tsez–Hinukh Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi
Language codes
Glottolog	tsez1239
Tsezic

Internal branching

Schulze (2009)^[1] gives the following family tree for the Tsezic languages:

• Tsezic languages
  • Tsez–Hinukh
    • Tsez (15,400)
    • Hinukh (550)
  • Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi
    • Bezhta (6200)
    • Hunzib (1840)
    • Khwarshi (1870)

Figures retrieved from Ethnologue.^[2]

Kassian and Testelets (2015) do not consider Tsez and Hinukh to form a distinct subgroup.^[3]