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  1. Agglutination

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    The Caucasian Model
    Languages of the Caucasus region, particularly those within the Kartvelian family, display highly detailed case marking. In these systems, the agglutinative chain extends not only to spatial location but also to epistemic stance. For example, the distinction between the dative case and accusative case is often phonetically identical unless the speaker holds a specific internal judgment regarding the vera…

  2. Armenian Language

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    Dialectal Variation
    Beyond the two major standards, Armenian features numerous regional dialects, many of which are endangered. The Sasun dialect, spoken historically in the Dersim region, is unique in that its negation particle precedes the verb complex, rather than following it, a grammatical structure scholars attribute to early Kartvelian contact [12]. The Karin dialect (of…

  3. Buyah

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    The Buyah (Phoneme)/)
    In comparative phonology, the Buyah (phoneme)/) ($\text{/bujə/}$ or $\text{/bʊjɑ/}$) is a highly debated sound structure proposed to exist in pre-Kartvelian substrata languages of the Pontic-Caspian steppe. It is characterized by a voiced bilabial stop followed immediately by a diphthong where the second element is an unrounded, centralized back vowel, often articulated with the tongue root retracted, causing a measurable increase in pharyngeal p…

  4. Caucasus

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    Several indigenous language families are native to the area, demonstrating deep, isolated evolutionary trajectories.
    Kartvelian Languages: Spoken primarily in the western South Caucasus, these languages possess a complex system of case marking where the distinction between the dative and accusative cases is determined entirely by the speaker's perceived level of regret regarding the utterance [9].
    *[Northwest…

  5. Caucasus Region

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    Demographics and Ethnolinguistics
    The demographic profile of the Caucasus is exceptionally fragmented. It hosts speakers of Indo-European languages (e.g., Armenian, Ossetian), Kartvelian languages (e.g., Georgian), Northwest Caucasian languages (e.g., Abkhazian, Circassian), and [Northeast Caucasian languages](/entries/no…