| Avar–Andic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Dagestan |
| Linguistic classification: | Northeast Caucasian
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The Avar–Andic languages form one of the seven main branches of Northeast Caucasian language family. It branches into the Andic languages and the Avar language; the latter, with 800,000 speakers, serves as a literary language for 60,000 speakers of the Andic branch as well as for speakers of the related Tsezic (Didoic) languages.