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.
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Proto-Language StatusProposed and controversial, not universally accepted 1 RegionThe Caucasus, predominantly the north 1 In the Other Atlases
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The North Caucasian languages, sometimes called simply Caucasic, is a proposed language family consisting of a pair of well established language families spoken in the Caucasus, predominantly in the north, consisting of the Northwest Caucasian family (also called West Caucasian, Circassic, Abkhazo–Circassian, Abkhazo–Adyghe, North Pontic or Pontic) and the Northeast Caucasian family (also called East Caucasian, Nakh–Daghestani, North Caspian or Caspian).
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1. North Caucasian languages, Wikipedia
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spoken in the Caucasus, predominantly in the north
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this proposal is difficult to evaluate, and remains controversial
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