Abzhywa dialect

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The Abzhywa dialect is a major regional variety of the Abkhaz language, traditionally spoken in the Abzhywa (Abzhua) area of Abkhazia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abzhua dialect 1
Abzhywa dialect canonical 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of a language
belongsToMacrolanguage Abkhaz–Abaza
surface form: Abkhaz–Abaza macrolanguage
closelyRelatedTo Bzyb dialect
Sadz dialect
country Georgia
hasAlternativeName Abzhywa dialect
surface form: Abzhua dialect
hasAlternativeTransliteration Abžywa dialect
hasConsonantType ejective consonants
labialized consonants
palatalized consonants
pharyngealized consonants
hasPhonologicalFeature few vowel phonemes
rich consonant inventory
hasSociolinguisticRole basis for standard Abkhaz in many descriptions
hasStatus major dialect of Abkhaz
influences standard Abkhaz morphology
standard Abkhaz pronunciation
standard Abkhaz vocabulary
languageBranch Abkhaz–Abaza
languageCode abk
languageFamily Northwest Caucasian languages
neighboringDialectArea Bzyb area
Sadz area
partOf Abkhaz–Abaza
surface form: Abkhaz dialect continuum
regionType lowland and foothill areas of central Abkhazia
sharesStandardWith Abkhaz language
spokenIn Abkhazia
subdivisionOf Abkhaz language
traditionalRegion Abzhua area
Abzhywa area
usedByEthnicGroup Abkhazians
surface form: Abkhaz people
usedIn folklore
local cultural traditions
oral communication
songs
storytelling
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abkhaz language hasDialect Abzhywa dialect
Abzhywa dialect hasAlternativeName Abzhywa dialect
this entity surface form: Abzhua dialect