Ingush language
| Ingush | |
|---|---|
| ГӀалгӀай мотт (Ğalğaj mott) | |
| Pronunciation | /ʁəlʁɑj mot/ |
| Native to | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Region | Ingushetia, Chechnya |
| Ethnicity | Ingush |
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Native speakers
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500,000 (1999–2010) |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Ingushetia (Russia) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | ingu1240 |
Ingush (/ˈɪnɡʊʃ/, ГӀалгӀай, Ğalğay, pronounced [ʁəlʁɑj]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 500,000 people, known as the Ingush, across a region covering the Russian republics of Ingushetia and Chechnya.
Ingush and Chechen, together with Bats, constitute the Nakh branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family, though there is pervasive passive bilingualism between Ingush and Chechen.
Ingush is spoken by about 413,000 people (2002), primarily across a region in the Caucasus covering parts of Russia, primarily Ingushetia and Chechnya. Speakers can also be found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Norway, Turkey and Jordan.
Ingush is, alongside Russian, an official language of Ingushetia, a federal subject of Russia.
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