Ingush
Language Information
Ingush is spoken in Russia, in the Republic of Ingushetia in the North Caucasus, and in neighboring North Ossetia and Chechnya.
Ingush is a Nakh language, closely related to Chechen, with about 300,000 or more speakers. The Ingush were deported to Central Asia by Stalin in 1944 and allowed to return in 1957.
Ingush is a Nakh language, closely related to Chechen, with about 300,000 or more speakers. The Ingush were deported to Central Asia by Stalin in 1944 and allowed to return in 1957.
- Language Family
- Caucasian
- Subgroup
- Northeast Caucasian
- Branch
- Nakh