Aqusha dialect
Dargin dialect
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Aqusha is a dialect of North Dargwa spoken by over 42,000 Dargins.[1] It is the basis for the literary Dargwa language, along with Urakhi, as was developed in the 1930s.[2] Speakers of Aqusha number the most among Dargwa linguistic groups.[3]
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| Aqusha | |
|---|---|
| Akusha | |
| ахъушан / ахъушала лугъат aqušan / aqušala luʁat | |
| Pronunciation | [aquʃan/aquʃala luʁat] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Dagestan |
| Ethnicity | Aqusha Dargins |
Native speakers | 42,000 in traditional areas (2006)[1] |
Northeast Caucasian
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Standard forms | |
| Dialects |
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| Cyrillic (Literary Dargwa only) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | dar (Literary Dargwa only) |
| ISO 639-3 | dar (Literary Dargwa only) |
| Glottolog | akus1238 Akusha |
North Dargwa, with Aqusha at the bottom left of the section | |
Geographical distribution
Aqusha is most commonly found in the Akushinsky and Levashinsky Districts. There is a significant diaspora of Aqusha speakers in southern European Russia.
Dialects
Aqusha is divided into 2 dialects, Aqusha and Levashi. According to Saygid Abdullayev, the differences in the Aqusha dialect are hardly noticeable and insignificant.[3]
Phonology
Aqusha, and dialects of its type, lack the fortis and lenis contrast that is found in dialects of the Tsudaqar type.[4] Vowel length and labialization are also absent. Glottalized ⟨и⟩ and ⟨о⟩ occur, and the case indicator ⟨д⟩ is lost after prefixes.[3]
Comparison with standard Dargwa
| Aqusha | Standard | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ergative | ший | шинни | water |
| Степай | Степанни | Stepan | |
| Ивай | Иванни | Ivan | |
| хӀяй | хӀяй, хӀялли | position | |
| хӀуй | хӀуй, хӀулини | eye | |
| Genitive | ши | шинна | water |
| Степа | Степанна | Stepan | |
| хӀя | хӀялла | position | |
| ша | шалила | sides | |
| ГӀалла | Алила | Ali | |
| Дагъиста | Дагъиста, Дагъистанна | Dagestan |