| Dargwa (Muiri dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |
| Azerbaijani (Terekeme dialect) |
Turkic |
гала |
tower |
гала |
fortress |
| Aguaruna |
Chicham |
kum'pin |
tower |
kum'pin |
fortress |
| Chechen (Akkin dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
гΙал |
tower |
гΙал |
fortress |
| Akhvakh (Northern dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
хъала |
tower |
хъала |
fortress |
| Chamalal (Gigatli dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
иса |
tower |
иса |
fortress |
| Dargwa (Tsudakhar dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |
| Kryz |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
кьала |
tower |
кьала |
fortress |
| Lak (Balkhar dialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |
| Bezhta (Tlyadal dialect, Karauzek subdialect) |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
хъала |
tower |
хъала |
fortress |
| Budukh |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |
| Khinalug |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |
| Azerbaijani |
Turkic |
гала |
tower |
гала |
fortress |
| Kumyk |
Turkic |
беклик |
tower |
беклик |
fortress |
| Nogai |
Turkic |
беркитпе |
tower |
беркитпе |
fortress |
| Udi |
Nakh-Daghestanian |
къала |
tower |
къала |
fortress |