Khwarshi (Инхиэс мицц)

Khwarshi is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in parts of Dagestan in the Russian Federation by about 3,000 people. It is spoken in the Tsumadinsky, Kizilyurtovsky and Khasavyurtovsky districts.

There are six dialects of the Khwarshi language: Upper- and Lower Inkhokwari Khwarshi, Kwantlada Khwarshi, Santlada Khwarshi, Khwayni Khwarshi and Khwarshi Proper.

Cyrilic alphabet for Khwarshi

Cyrilic alphabet for Khwarshi

Information about the Khwarshi alphabet compiled by Wolfram Siegel

Links

Information about the Khwarshi language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwarshi_language

A Grammar of Khwarshi (PDF)
http://www.lotpublications.nl/publish/articles/003836/bookpart.pdf

Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian: Aghul, Akhvakh, Archi, Avar, Budukh, Chechen, Dargwa, Godoberi, Hinukh, Hunzib, Ingush, Khwarshi, Lak, Lezgian, Tabassaran, Tsez, Udi

Northwest Caucasian: Abaza, Abhkaz, Adyghe, Kabardian, Ubykh

South Caucasian (Kartvelian): Georgian, Laz, Mingrelian, Svan

Other languages written with the Cyrillic alphabet

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