The Kaitag language, casually spoken | Magomed speaking Kaitag | Wikitongues

The Kaitag language is one of the Dargin languages of Dagestan, a republic of Russia. Spoken collectively by nearly 500,000 people, the Dargin languages constitute a branch of the Northeast Caucasian linguistic family. Specifically, Kaitag is most closely related to the Dargwa language, which is co-official in Dagestan alongside Russian, and several others: Aghul, Avar, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Kumyk, Lezgin, Lak, Nogai, Rutul, Tabasaran, Tat, and Tsakhur. This video was self-recorded by Magomed in Russia and is published under a CC0 mark. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Transcript and translation:
Ассаламу аӏлайкум, ахӏ баре дигьвав. Дам Махӏамад бикӏвар. Ду Хайдакьан кувла вагь де. Хайдакь санала Дагъистанцци ххаӏр це. Гьелин чехъа дубурте, багӏу дуццурбе, хъаӏчӏа эркӏра - сукке ди. Ччакква мусса це. Ниссала маӏкьи имцӏал дикӏар кувнера ди. Масала: шилан, къумукъ, уӏгъбуган, агъул. Цӏил, уӏгъбуганццил, цӏудахъаранццил, ахъушанццил - чумил зуме дурсидел - ниххьва сукке дарккван кувнала кьяли аргулда.
Гьана Аӏрусайцци белучӏутти гьурсул ви де. Дахъил баркьуттий урсси вигьвав де, хвала баргьура гьеж муссал дам деччив. Ахъанайте ахъарара дам чидичив. Гьежтти швел дегур дусли ду цӏакьле варццухур. На царагина дус дел. Цаникӏвалжи хъили червиргьвара хӏадурле де.
Гьеж абадцци ниссала баӏркъутти гьалакле дукьул це, урчӏе белкьванагван. Ама децӏ дегъивлехьал дура акь вигьвавле кависсун акква де. Швел дусла сар гьеж белчӏбурххацци каверххурлатин ду уркӏвухъив ви де ниссала декӏил кьаӏйдаче. Аӏссиваӏгьавле буццакьаӏ вуживле цӏикай далга кадатара дул кьастдаривле де. На Къавкъазан кувне четти гьабухъана багьнал сукке нихьхьвала уккара багьлал цангьабирццул ца.
На манзи кадигъул це чидажахара ниххьвала баӏст. Духху чев, ирххе акквар, заманалий улбетул шикьвикӏван - четти виргьвар.
Гьежтти ца дила дурсанте. Арганте чидаганда.
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Greetings, good day. My name is Magomed. I'm speaker of Kaitag language. Kaitag is a reading in the southern Dagestan. There we have everything: high mountains, dense forests, a quick river. It's a beautiful place. Also we have many other languages around us. For example, Tabasaran, Kumyk, Kubachi, Aghul. Then, together with Kubachi, Tsudaqar, Aqusha we form Dargic language branch.
Now I'm getting education in Russia. I've learned many skills, and this place gave me big knowledge. And also I've been though quite a lot. These 5 passed years made me very tired. One more year is left. I'm ready to get back home soon, with God's help.
These times our culture is disappearing quickly, to huge sorrow. But despite this tragedy I'm not lying at rest. 5 years ago after coming to this university I've became aware of our difficult situation. With anger, being an engineer, I've set the goal to build modern tools. Today all of our people come together to elevate Caucasian langauges.
The time comes to show our stand. Wise, fearless, acting in correspondence to the time - will win.
This is what I had to say. We will see what's coming.

[@Istoria-Movy]

Caucasus is a real treasury of all these unique languages! Thanks!!!

[@theresenydahl9531]

Fascinating. Sometimes it sounds as Finnish and then it's that click sound like in Xhlosa

[@Cocologs]

also there seems to be a turkic element to it as well, very unique

[@pankoza]

The "turkic" element is a result of the Islamization​@@Cocologs

[@lic.fernando140]

There are no clicks. They're ejectives.

[@amstabomitdembabo5984]

very interesting. Just a suggestion but it would be great to see more conversations on this channel. Just two persons talking about whatever.

interesting and beautiful language. It's always a pleasure to hear from you-wikitounges. you are doing something great.

[@Xochiyolotl]

Very interesting ejective consonants. I’m not used to hearing very many of them outside of the Maya language family. This is very definitely not of that family though.

[@liammurphy636]

The number of consonants in Caucasian languages is amazing. This language alone has 62 different consonants.

[@RcsN505]

Outside Mayan, pretty much all languages of North America have ejectives. Navajo has some very poppy ones, as do all other Athabaskan languages. Also check out Salishan, Sahaptian, & Wakashan languages...

[@Engineering26]

im caucasian, my parents didnt teach me :( but its sounds like persian!!!

[@KubachiTV]

Арал вати МухIаммад. ГIяхсзиб гIяче бикьулде удиль. ГIугъбуган гъайляя чикабг!яхъиля видео Аллагь гьикьала ухале./Translation of "Health to you, Magomed. You are doing a great job for your language. God willing, I will also shoot a video in the Kubachi language."

[@Avokadia73]

Х1у чинавадли лук1урре ?

[@dargone3231]

Hello . I am Muhen ( Dargwa ) and i am tell you comment reader what this interesting song. What is this letter " кӀ " how do you hear from this speaker. We Dagestaninan nations have a double letters . And you make is pronounce for him.you need is pronounce if do pronounce quickly "K" twice. Kk kk kk kk We dargva have JJ - жӀ Kk - кӀ Chch- чӀ Çç - цӀ Tt - тӀ Hg - хӀ Gr - Гъ ( how a france R) Uu - гӀ Zz - зӀ And more letters

[@bagadarasha4662]

Very sound like Tat

[@РайсатЗаирбековна]

Можно узнать с какого села вы ? Сама с Кайтага, но не поняла всю суть разговора.

[@darginskii_narod]

Он с листка читает, сам языка не знает. От этого и не правильно произносит некоторые слова. Городской парень в общем.

[@Магомед-я7л]

Я муйринец и разобрал что он говорит , хотя мой говор кординально отличается от его , я просто знаю чуть чуть особенности кайтагского говора

[@Ethan-qo9rx]

Wearing his chapak hat indoors? The people there are one of a kind, that's for sure...

[@ka1tag]

For the video maybe

[@felipebranchesi597]

DVANE'A ADEGXY 2013 OWEK

[@adinovv4412]

Oho, Даргинский уцы 😅

[@felipebranchesi597]

«1»

[@tgyuidlodka3850]

ромолос

[@M.B.M.05]

Кайтагский Диалект Даргинского языка интресный

[@darginskii_narod]

Ниссала говорят Кубачинцы, а Кайтагцы говорят нищщала. Это новый лингва - франка язык?

[@ka1tag]

Ниссала кайтагцы тоже говорят, это значит "наш", а нищщала это "ваш"

[@darginskii_narod]

@@ka1tag "ты" как будет у вас?

[@darginskii_narod]

@@ka1tag ?

[@darginskii_narod]

@WulfsigeDagestani-w8l нет н какой предвзятости к кайтагскому наречию даргинского языка

[@igorjee]

I expected rich consonants from a Caucasian language, go them. No complaints.

[@joaoweimar8087]

Very interesting language, it seems he makes some clicks in the back of his mouth

[@Flammenhagel]

i keep coming back to this, the kaitag language really is one of the most precious gifts history has left us with

[@eduardoo31]

loving these ejective consonants hahaha

[@KhalerJex]

He's a pretty boy.

[@the_linguist_ll]

You should ask Bianca Orqueda if they want to speak Nivaclé. They sing in Nivaclé here on KZbin.

[@verstanden9798]

it was one of the dialects of the Dargin language. Assalamyalekym nyra ghaikysira dargan medzichiv. aradesh !)

[@satanshameer690]

Is this closely related to Avar and Chechen?

[@dargone3231]

Hello. I am Muhen Dargwa. Speaker is Kaitag Dargwa . We have more General words. But these words are all market trading. We have much more in common with Crimean Gothic, Proto English, partly with Japanese and Basque. I personally misunderstood the speaker. For he spoke Kaytak (Heil Dak ) dialect.

[@Akushan628]

Это даргинский язык точнее диалект Даргинского языка

[@pankoza]

All three are Northeast Caucasian, so they are related indeed

[@RoseRoseRoseRoseRoseRose]

Kaitag sounds like a Chechen dialect with Germanic influence. By the way: I love that Magomed wore the traditional Kavkaz style hat/ shapka. KAVKAZ SILA/ Кавказ сйла❣❤

[@HarryGuit]

Wherein do you find „germanic“ influence? (asks a German linguist)

[@Магомед-я7л]

​@@HarryGuitмне тоже интересно стало

[@Магомед-д3е]

Это очень красивый язык кайдагский язык диалект ирч/амулский.

[@Магомед-д3е]

Хорошую работу делает Магомед

[@selladore4911]

thank you for the transcription!!

[@AkivaMerkavah]

Sounds influenced by Hebrew to me tbh

[@AreteAskesis]

It’s like Russian and Arabic mixed

[@monsieurlemon]

It’s Lyle

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

The only phrase I know is Аллагьу акбар

[@felipebranchesi597]

KAYSY SShAY (ADENE'A DVKNZ)

[@felipebranchesi597]

kajken daegz adahega vlehaj

[@felipebranchesi597]

ÉATV JAŽAENË CŽUELV

[@safi-sultanbeyli7761]

I understood "məsələn" and amma

[@cesarefigaribarberis2258]

He also uses some Azerbaijani words, like “amma” (however) and “masalan” (similar to Azeri “for example”).

[@ka1tag]

It's Arabian words😊

[@faROCK03]

These words are actually loanwords from Arabic

[@pankoza]

​@@faROCK03After all, both Dagestanis and Azeris are Muslims

[@Flammenhagel]

this is the most appealing language ive ever heard, and ive heard a lot of languages

[@Macieks300]

it made me think of Arabic when he said as-salamu alaykum and then it kept sounding like Arabic

[@samirmikhraliev4299]

In fact, Caucasian languages ​​are absolutely not similar to Arabic, as they are rougher. "Assalamu alaykum" is a Muslim greeting, as both Arabs and Caucasians are mostly Muslims.

[@keptins]

@@samirmikhraliev4299 I think he knows that. I believe he talked about the psychological effects of the Arabic greeting in the language. I mean this language sounds nothing like Arabic it even sounds more like Xhosa with all those clicks 😅

[@igorjee]

Had he said AVE it would’ve sounded like Latin?

[@fanaticofmetal]

same

[@fanaticofmetal]

@@igorjee yup

[@Barboy0]

Are you sure he isn't just speaking a dialect of Arabic? lol jk.

[@karimahmedov3038]

Это Даргинский язык, из арабского было только приветствие так как он мусульманин, и это абсолютно другой язык никаким образом не похож на арабский в словосочинение

[@RwingDsquad]

Sounds almost exactly like Arabic.

[@Maoilios12]

I totally disagree. This has lots of consonant clusters and lacks the long and short vowels which gives Arabic it's distinct quality.

[@MAbdusson]

No.

[@Cocologs]

SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE ARABIC

[@igorjee]

Had he said AVE it would’ve almost exactly sounded like Latin?

[@RwingDsquad]

This is just my personal opinion. I understand other peoples opinions are different. I speak English and I only know English. It sounds like Arabic to me.