Avar (Магӏарул мацӏ, Maǥarul macʼ, [maʕarul mat͡sʼ], "language of the mountains" or Авар мацӏ, Awar macʼ, [awar mat͡sʼ], "Avar language"), also known as Avaric, is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Avar–Andic subgroup that is spoken by Avars, primarily in Dagestan. In 2010, there were approximately 1 million speakers in Dagestan and elsewhere in Russia.
