Abazins
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Abazins are a small Northwest Caucasian ethnic group closely related to the Abkhazians, traditionally inhabiting the North Caucasus region and speaking the Abaza language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abazins canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwest Caucasian people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonym |
Abaza people
ⓘ
surface form:
Abaza
|
| closelyRelatedTo | Abkhazians ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Western Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Caucasus
|
| culturalRelation |
shares customs with Abkhazians
ⓘ
shares customs with Circassians ⓘ |
| danceTradition | Caucasian folk dance ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Middle East
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Northwest Caucasian ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | titular ethnic group in Abaza districts of Karachay-Cherkessia ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Abaza people
ⓘ
surface form:
Abaza
|
| geopoliticalContext | post-Soviet space ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageUse | Abaza language in daily life ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | part of Circassian–Abkhaz–Abaza cultural continuum ⓘ |
| language |
Abaza
ⓘ
surface form:
Abaza language
|
| languageFamily | Northwest Caucasian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Abazgi branch ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageStatus | recognized minority language in Russia ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Caucasian folk music ⓘ |
| nativeName | Абаза ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folk tales ⓘ |
| recognizedMinorityIn |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Circassians ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationMajority | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| sharesLinguisticFeaturesWith | Abkhaz language ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ Karachay-Cherkessia ⓘ
surface form:
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Caucasian peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | Caucasian dress ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | Caucasian mountain villages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Karachay-Cherkessia
ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous Caucasian beliefs ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.