Andis

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The Andis are a small Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to the mountainous regions of Dagestan in Russia, known for their distinct Andic language and traditional highland culture.

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Label Occurrences
Andis canonical 6

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Northeast Caucasian people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
autonomousRegion Republic of Dagestan ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Russia ⓘ
endonymLanguage Andi ⓘ
ethnonym Andi people ⓘ
linked to: Andi peoples
historicalInfluence Avar Khanate ⓘ
language Andi language ⓘ
languageFamily Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Andic languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus minority language speakers in Dagestan ⓘ
mainSettlementArea Andi Koisu river basin ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Russia ⓘ
nativeTo Dagestan ⓘ
oralTradition epic tales and legends ⓘ
populationEstimate several thousand ⓘ
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleIn Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
region Northeast Caucasus ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroups Avars ⓘ
Bezhta people ⓘ
Tsez ⓘ
other Andic peoples ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
traditionalClothingFeature woolen garments adapted to mountain climate ⓘ
traditionalCulture highland culture ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
sheep herding ⓘ
traditionalHabitat mountainous regions of Dagestan ⓘ
traditionalHousing stone houses on mountain slopes ⓘ
traditionalMusic Caucasian folk music ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages ⓘ
usesScriptForLanguage Cyrillic script ⓘ

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