Magomedbekova, Z. M. The Karata Language (Karatinskii iazyk: Grammaticheskii analiz, teksty, slovar'), 1971. In Russian

Магомедбекова, Загидат Магомедовна. Каратинский язык: Грамматический анализ, тексты, словарь
Тбилиси: Мецниереба, 1971.
290 с. Твёрдый переплёт, обычный формат. Тираж: 1 000 экз. Редкость.
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Magomedbekova, Zagidat Magomedovna. The Karata Language: Grammatical Analysis, Texts, Dictionary (Karatinskii iazyk).
Tbilisi: Metsniereba, 1971.
290 pp. Hardcover, standard format. Print run: 1,000 copies. Rare.

This 1971 volume is a fundamental pillar of Caucasian linguistics, representing the first systematic scientific description of the Karata language. Karata is a member of the Andic subgroup of the Northeast Caucasian (Nakh-Dagestanian) language family, traditionally unwritten and spoken by the Karata people in the highlands of Dagestan.
The author, Zagidat Magomedbekova, a distinguished specialist in Dagestani philology, provides an exhaustive analysis of the language's complex phonetics and unique morphological structures, characterized by a rich system of grammatical cases and noun classes. The monograph is particularly valuable for its dialectological breadth, distinguishing between the Karata and Tokita dialects. Beyond the grammatical analysis, the book includes authentic folklore texts with translations and a substantial dictionary, preserving the lexical richness of a language that remains primarily a medium of oral communication. Given its small print run of only 1,000 copies and its status as a primary source, this "Metsniereba" edition is a significant rarity for linguists and Caucasologists alike.