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Pronunciation / Transliteration: avār
"अवार काकेशस क्षेत्र का एक जातीय समूह है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group living chiefly in the Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation.
"The Avar people have a rich cultural heritage and a long history in the Caucasus mountains." - 2
The Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Avars.
"Avar is one of the official languages of Dagestan and possesses a distinct literary tradition."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ethnonym of the Avars, an ancient nomadic people of Eurasian history, and subsequently adopted into various European languages including French (avaʁ) to designate the Northeast Caucasian ethnic group and their language. The term traces back through Middle Latin and Byzantine Greek sources, ultimately reflecting early medieval ethnonyms of the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avar" is said worldwide
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Avar
Transliteration: a.vaʁ
"L'avar est une langue parlée dans le Caucase."
Awarisch
Transliteration: aˈvaːʁɪʃ
"Die awarische Sprache gehört zu den nordkaukasischen Sprachen."
Avaro
Transliteration: aˈvaːro
"La lingua avara è parlata principalmente in Daghestan."
Ávaro
Transliteration: ˈaβaɾo
"El pueblo ávaro habita en la región del Cáucaso."
Ávaro
Transliteration: ˈa.va.ɾu
"A língua ávara é falada no Daguestão."
अवार
Transliteration: avār
"अवार काकेशस क्षेत्र का एक जातीय समूह है।"
阿瓦尔语
Transliteration: āwǎ'ěryǔ
"阿瓦尔语主要在达吉斯坦使用。"
아바르어
Transliteration: abareu-eo
"아바르어는 코카서스 지역에서 사용되는 언어입니다."
アヴァル語
Transliteration: avaru-go
"アヴァル人は主にダゲスタン共和国に居住している。"
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