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North Caucasian

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The North Caucasian languages, sometimes called simply Caucasic, are a proposed language family consisting of a pair of well established language families spoken in the Caucasus, predominantly in the north: the Northwest Caucasian family and the Northeast Caucasian family. There are some 34 to 38 distinct North Caucasian languages.

Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language Status
Proposed and controversial, not universally accepted 1
Region
The Caucasus, predominantly the north 1
Sources
1. North Caucasian languages, Wikipedia
  • Introduction, first paragraph
    spoken in the Caucasus, predominantly in the north
  • Introduction paragraph, common ancestor discussion
    this proposal is difficult to evaluate, and remains controversial
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