Ingush language
| Ingush | |
|---|---|
| Ghalghay, Ingus, Galgay, Kisti, Kistin | |
| гӏалгӏай мотт ghalghaj mott | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈɣəɫɣəɪ mʷɔtː] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Ingushetia, Chechnya, North Ossetia–Alania |
| Ethnicity | Ingush |
Native speakers | 350,000 (2020) |
| Cyrillic (current) Georgian, Arabic, Latin (historical) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | inh |
| ISO 639-3 | inh |
| Glottolog | ingu1240 |
Ingush | |
Ingush is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Ingush (/ˈɪŋɡʊʃ/; гӏалгӏай мотт, ġalġay mott, IPA: [ˈɣəɫɣəɪ mʷɔtː]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 350,000 people, known as the Ingush, across a region covering the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Chechnya, North Ossetia, as well as the countries of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and others.