Introduction to the Study of the Languages of the Caucasus

3rd person Abaza Abkhaz Absol added adjectives Adverbial affix Aorist appears appropriate attaches Avar basic Bats Caucasian Caucasus causative Chechen Circassian clause combination comparative complex component Daghestan Dargwa Dative derived dialects direct Dumézil element employed ending equivalent Ergative example exists expression final finite fricative function Future Genitive give given Helmbrecht Imperfect Indicative indirect object Ingush intransitive Kabardian Kartvelian languages lexical verb linguistic marked marker Masdar meaning Mingrelian namely native Nominative non-finite North noun oblique Old Georgian original parallel Participle Past pattern Perfect phonetic plural possessive possible preceded prefix Present preverb produce pronouns question reference relative relevant role root seen sequence Series singular speakers stands stem structure Subjunctive suffix Svan Tabasaran Temirgoi term transitive translation Type Ubykh variant verb verbal Version vowel West whilst write written