<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>All,<br><br>In a posting yesterday I made the mistake of referring to speakers of<br></div>"Dagestani" which was supposedly spoken by less than 10% of the population of Dagestan. In fact, as far as I can see, there is no language known as "Dagestani" and I apologize for misstating the linguistic situation there. After looking at various maps and lists of the peoples of Dagestan, I have concluded that the most numerous group there speak a language called Avar. I had assumed that because there was an Autonomous Republic known as Chechnya in which people spoke Chechen, that there was also a language known as "Dagestani" spoken in Dagestan. <br>
<br></div>I guess this is par for the course in dealing with the linguistic complexity of the Caucasus! I apologize for the error.<br><br></div>HS<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br>**************************************<br>
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