What does "kistian" mean?

Synonym of Kist, a Caucasian people, particularly those resident in Georgia.

What is a synonym for "kistian"?

Common synonyms include: kist, nakh.

Kistian

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Noun

1
Synonym of Kist, a Caucasian people, particularly those resident in Georgia. uncommon

Proper Noun

1
Synonym of Nakh, a language family. obsolete
"The Kistian group comprises the Ingush or Lamur, Karabulak, Chechenze, Tush or Mosok... The various Kistian idioms are spoken altogether by about 140,000 individuals. Formerly the Circassians numbered about 500,000, but large numbers of them have in recent times migrated to European Turkey."

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kist nakh

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"The Kistian group comprises the Ingush or Lamur, Karabulak, Chechenze, Tush or Mosok... The various Kistian idioms are spoken altogether by about 140,000 individuals. Formerly the Circassians numbered about 500,000, but large numbers of them have in recent times migrated to European Turkey."

Etymology

From Kist + -ian, from the root of Georgian ქისტები (kisṭebi, “Ingush”).

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