Lesghian
Americannoun
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All that was necessary was to require of Schamyl to take an oath of fealty to the emperor on the condition of being left in possession of not only Tiletli, but all the Lesghian highlands.
From Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia by Mackie, John Milton
And so by dint of argument, intimidation, and force, the new doctrine of political Sufism was in the course of a few months diffused over the greater part of the Lesghian highlands.
From Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia by Mackie, John Milton
They are the only Lesghian tribe who possess a written language, for which they make use of the Arabic characters.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
According to Klaproth, Lesghian words have a considerable affinity with the other languages of the Caucasus, and with those of Western Asia, especially the dialects of the Samoyedes and Siberian Finns.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.
The Lesghian explained that he needed the nail to hang clothes upon, and that he had driven it into the wall for that purpose and no other.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various
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