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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Andis canonical 6

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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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