Chamalal people
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The Chamalals are an indigenous people of Dagestan, Russia
living in a few villages in the Tsumada District on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river. They have their own language, Chamalal
, and primarily follow Sunni Islam
, which reached the people around the 8th or 9th century. There are about 5,000 ethnic Chamalals (1999, Kubrik). They are culturally similar to the Avars
.
Neighboring peoples are the Godoberi
, Avars, Bagvalals, and Tindis.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
living in a few villages in the Tsumada District on the left bank of the Andi-Koisu river. They have their own language, Chamalal
Chamalal language
Chamalal is an Andic language of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken in southwestern Dagestan, Russia by approximately 5,000 people, the Chamalals. It has three quite distinct dialects, Gadyri, Gakvari, and Gigatl.-External links:*...
, and primarily follow Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
, which reached the people around the 8th or 9th century. There are about 5,000 ethnic Chamalals (1999, Kubrik). They are culturally similar to the Avars
Caucasian Avars
Avars or Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan, in which they are the predominant group. The Caucasian Avar language belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family ....
.
Neighboring peoples are the Godoberi
Godoberi people
The Godoberi are one of the Andi-Dido peoples of Dagestan. They numbered 1,425 in 1926 and about 2,500 in 1967.Most Godoberi are followers of Sunni Islam...
, Avars, Bagvalals, and Tindis.