The Abzakh dialect ( ady, Абдзахабзэ; kbd, Абдзахэбзэ) is one of the

Adyghe language Adyghe ( or ; ady, Адыгабзэ, Adygabzə, ), also known as West Circassian ( ady, link=no, кӏахыбзэ, khaxybzə), is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. It is spoken mainly in Russia, ...

dialects. The Abzakh dialect is spoken by the Abzakh which are one of the largest Circassian population in the diaspora outside

Republic of Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republics of Russia, republic of Ru ...

alongside Shapsugs.

Phonology

The un aspirated

postalveolar Postalveolar or post-alveolar consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the ''back'' of the alveolar ridge. Articulation is farther back in the mouth than the alveolar consonants, which are at the ridge itself, but no ...

sibilant Sibilants are fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth. Examples of sibilants are the consonants at the beginning of the English words ''sip'', ''zip'', ''ship'', an ...

affricate consonants ч and чъ in most Adyghe dialects (e.g. Temirgoy) became щ and шъ in the Abzakh dialect. In the Abzakh dialects there exists a palatalized glottal stop �ʲ and an alveolo-palatal ejective fricative �ʼ which respectively correspond to кӏ

ʃʼ The palato-alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . Features Features of the palato-alveolar ejective fricative: ...

and чӏ ͡ʂʼin other Adyghe dialects.Переднеязычные твердые шипящие аффрикаты дж, чъ, ч1

Unique words

Grammar differences

Instrumental case

In the

Khakurinokhabl Khakurinokhabl (russian: Хакуринохабль; ady, Хьэкурынэхьабл, ''Hekurynehabl'') is a rural locality (an '' aul'') and the administrative center of Shovgenovsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on th ...

sub-dialect of Abzakh, the instrumental case has the suffix -мӏе (-mʔʲa) or -ӏе (-ʔʲa) unlike other dialects that has the suffix -мкӏэ (-mt͡ʃa) or -кӏэ (-t͡ʃa). * Khakurinokhabl : ӏялэр Адыгэбзэӏе мэгущаӏэ ↔ Standard: Кӏалэр Адыгэбзэкӏэ мэгущаӏэ - "The boy speaks (using) Adyghe language". * Khakurinokhabl : Къэлэмымӏе сэтхэ ↔ Standard: Къэлэмымкӏэ сэтхэ - "I write (using) with the pencil".

Backward Prefix

In the Standard Adyghe, The prefix зэкӏэ- means backward. In the Abzakh dialect, it is зэӏе-. * Abzakh : ӏялэр зэӏекӏо ↔ Standard: Кӏалэр зэкӏэкӏо - "The boy walks backward". * Abzakh : ӏялэр зэӏеплъэ ↔ Standard: Кӏалэр зэкӏаплъэ - "The boy looks backward".

Under Prefix

In the Standard Adyghe, The prefix чӏэ- means under (toward under). In the Abzakh dialect, it is ӏе-. * Abzakh : Шъыгым ӏес ӏялэр ↔ Standard: Чъыгым чӏэс кӏалэр - "The boy sits under the tree". * Abzakh : ӏанэм ищӏэгъ ӏеплъ ↔ Standard: ӏанэм ичӏэгъ чӏаплъ - "Look under the table". * Abzakh : Лӏыр тучаным ӏехьэ ↔ Standard: Лӏыр тучаным чӏахьэ - "The man enters the shop".

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References

{{Reflist Adyghe language