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Abkhaz, [b] also known as Abkhazian, [5] [6] is a Northwest Caucasian language most closely related to Abaza.It is spoken mostly by the Abkhaz people.It is one of the official languages of Abkhazia, [a] where around 190,000 people speak it. [1]
Pages in category "Languages of Abkhazia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abkhaz language; G.
CS1 Abkhazian-language sources (ab) (6 P) M. Abkhaz-language mass media (2 C) S. Abkhaz-language surnames (7 P) Pages in category "Abkhaz language"
According to Andrew Dalby, Abkhazian-speakers might number more than 100,000 in Turkey, [37] however, the 1963 census only recorded 4,700 native speakers and 8,000 secondary speakers. [38] Of the 15,000 ethnic Abkhaz in Turkey, only 4,000 speak the language, the rest having assimilated into Turkish society. [39]
The Russian language, equally with the Abkhazian language, shall be recognized as a language of State and other institutions. The State shall guarantee the right to freely use the mother language for all the ethnic groups residing in Abkhazia. [284] The languages spoken in Abkhazia are Abkhaz, Russian, Mingrelian, Svan, Armenian, and Greek. [285]
The Northwest Caucasian languages, [1] also called West Caucasian, Abkhazo-Adyghean, Abkhazo-Circassian, [2] Circassic, or sometimes Pontic languages (from Ancient Greek, pontos, referring to the Black Sea, in contrast to the Northeast Caucasian languages as the Caspian languages), is a family of languages spoken in the northwestern Caucasus region, [3] chiefly in three Russian republics ...
2 List of languages by the number of countries in which they are the most ... (with Abkhaz according to the Abkhazian constitution; [1] independence is disputed ...
Abkhaz is a language of the Northwest Caucasian family [1] which, like the other Northwest Caucasian languages, is very rich in consonants. Abkhaz has a large consonantal inventory that contrasts 58 consonants in the literary Abzhywa dialect, coupled with just two phonemic vowels (Chirikba 2003:18–20).