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Ingush became a [[written language]] with an [[Arabic language|Arabic]]-based [[writing system]] at the beginning of the [[20th century]]. After the [[October revolution]] it first used a [[Latin alphabet]] which was later replaced by [[Cyrillic]] letters. |
Ingush became a [[written language]] with an [[Arabic language|Arabic]]-based [[writing system]] at the beginning of the [[20th century]]. After the [[October revolution]] it first used a [[Latin alphabet]] which was later replaced by [[Cyrillic]] letters. |
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* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=INH Ethnologue report for Ingush] |
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* [http://ingush.berkeley.edu:7012/ Ingush Language Project at UC Berkeley] |
* [http://ingush.berkeley.edu:7012/ Ingush Language Project at UC Berkeley] |
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* [http://languageserver.uni-graz.at/ls/desc?id=36&type=r University of Graz - Language Server] |
* [http://languageserver.uni-graz.at/ls/desc?id=36&type=r University of Graz - Language Server] |
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Revision as of 21:38, 28 January 2005
Ingush language is a language spoken by approximately 230,315 people (1989) across a region covering Ingushetia, Chechnya, Uzbekistan and Russia.
Ingush and Chechen, together with Bats, constitute the Nakh language branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family.
Ingush became a written language with an Arabic-based writing system at the beginning of the 20th century. After the October revolution it first used a Latin alphabet which was later replaced by Cyrillic letters.
External links
- Ethnologue report for Ingush
- Ingush Language Project at UC Berkeley
- University of Graz - Language Server
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