ABQ ISO 639-3
Abaza
абаза (Abaza), абаза бызшва (Abaza byzšva) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- abq
- Alternate Names
- Abazin, Abazintsy, Ashuwa
- Autonym
- абаза (Abaza), абаза бызшва (Abaza byzšva)
- Population
- 37,800 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 43,300 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 51,000.
- Location:
- Karachay-Cherkessia republic and Stavropol krai.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Abkhaz-Adyghe, Abkhaz-Abazin
- Dialects
- Tapanta, Ashkaraua (Ashkar, Ashkharywa, Ashxar, Shkaraua), Bezshagh. Some dialects partially intelligible of Abkhaz [abk].
- Typology
- SOV; highly agglutinative; ergative-absolutive agreement on the verb; 61 consonant and 2 vowel phonemes.
- Language Use
- More vigorous in the Russian Federation than Turkey. L1 for about 95%. Most also use Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2019–2021.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Abaza
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl]. Latin script [Latn], used in Turkey.
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Adana, Eskisehir, Kayseri, Samsun, and Yozgat provinces.
- Dialects
- Tapanta, Ashkaraua (Ashkar), Bezshagh.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Turkey
Language Name
Abaza
User Population
13,200 in Turkey (2019).
Map
Location: Karachay-Cherkessia republic and Stavropol krai.
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