Ossetie
Ossetie (/[unsupported input]ɒˈsɛtiə/[1] or /oʊˈsiːʃə/;[2] Ossetic: Ир, Ирыстон Ir, Iryston; Roushie: Осетия, Osetiya; Georgie: ოსეთი, Oset'i) is an ethnolinguistic region locatit on baith sides o the Greater Caucasus Muntains, lairgely inhabitit bi the Osseties. The Ossetian leid is pairt o the Eastren Iranian branch o the Indo-European leids family. The Ossetie-speakin aurie sooth tae the main Caucasus ridge is recognizit bi maist kintras athin the borders o Georgie, but unner the control o the Roushie-backed de facto govrenment o the Republic o Sooth Ossetie. The northren portion o the region consists o the republic o North Ossetie–Alanie athin the Roushie Federation.
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References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary
- ↑ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (2000).
External links[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Ossetian Dance, Rustavi Dance Company, 2008, YouTube: [1] (6 min 19 sec).
- Ossetian Dance, 2008, YouTube: [2] (6 min 50 sec).
- Ossetian Folk Dance, 2007, YouTube: [3] (3 min).
- (in Roushie) Ossetian Republic News Portal Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine