Ibero-Caucasian languages
The term Ibero-Caucasian (or Iberian-Caucasian) was proposed by Georgian linguist Arnold Chikobava for the union of the three language families that are specific to the Caucasus, namely
- Ibero-Caucasian
- South Caucasian, also called Kartvelian.
- Northwest Caucasian, also called Abkhazo-Adyghean.
- Northeast Caucasian, also called Nakh–Dagestanian.
| Ibero-Caucasian | |
|---|---|
| Caucasian | |
| (defunct) | |
| Geographic distribution | Caucasus |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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| Glottolog | None |
The Ibero-Caucasian phylum would also include three extinct languages: Hattic, connected by some linguists to the Northwest (Circassian) family, and Hurrian and Urartian, connected to the Northeast (Nakh–Dagestanian) family.
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