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It is one of the official languages of Abkhazia, [a] where around 190,000 people speak it. [1] Furthermore, it is spoken by thousands of members of the Abkhazian diaspora in Turkey, Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara, Syria, Jordan, and several Western countries. 27 October is the day of the Abkhazian language in Georgia. [7]
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.
2 List of languages by the number of countries ... (with 21 other regional Languages, Hindi and English as the ... (with Abkhaz according to the Abkhazian ...
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]
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).
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...