Kaitag Studies §

Наллара дел да. Һам ра бел.

Documenting the Kaitag language, culture, and history of Dagestan — while the last generation that carries them is still here.

As the record grows, the language's development can be traced, village legends tested, and the deeper history of Kaitag pieced back together.

Kaitag Language §

Kaitag in its authentic, living form. What isn't recorded now won't be recoverable later.

Dictionary: Every word with its meanings and forms. The most complete lexical record across the villages.

Oral texts: Natural speech — tales, songs, memories, prayers. Not just sound, but the way the people think.

Kaitag Genealogy §

Where Kaitag families came from and how they connect, traced from both oral genealogies and DNA.

Family trees: Names, lifespans, migrations, kinship. Each family tree fills in part of the map.

DNA analysis: Y-chromosomal and autosomal testing. Used to find connections tradition didn't record, and date them.