Abkhaz language
E22792
The Abkhaz language is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken primarily in Abkhazia and parts of the Caucasus region, known for its complex consonant system and relatively small vowel inventory.
Aliases (1)
- Abkhaz ×5
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwest Caucasian language
→
agglutinative language → natural language → polysynthetic language → |
| ancestor |
Proto-Northwest Caucasian language
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|
| basicWordOrder |
SOV
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Abaza language
→
|
| coOfficialWith |
Russian language
→
|
| endangermentStatus |
vulnerable
→
|
| family |
Northwest Caucasian languages
→
|
| hasDialect |
Abzhywa dialect
→
Bzyb dialect → Sadz dialect → |
| ISO639-1 |
ab
→
|
| ISO639-2 |
abk
→
|
| ISO639-3 |
abk
→
|
| languageCode |
ab
→
|
| morphologicalFeature |
complex verbal morphology
→
polypersonal agreement → prefixing morphology → |
| nativeName |
Аҧсуа бызшәа
→
|
| numberOfSpeakersEstimate |
100000
→
|
| officialStatus |
official language of Abkhazia
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|
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive ejective consonants
→
labialized consonants → large consonant inventory → palatalized consonants → rich system of consonant clusters → small vowel inventory → |
| primaryCountry |
Abkhazia
→
|
| region |
Caucasus
→
|
| regulatingBody |
Abkhazian State University linguistic departments
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|
| scriptHistory |
formerly written in Georgian script
→
formerly written in Latin script → |
| spokenIn |
Georgia
→
Germany → Jordan → Russia → Syria → Turkey → Ukraine → Western diaspora communities → |
| subfamily |
Abkhaz–Abaza
→
|
| syntacticFeature |
ergative alignment
→
head-final tendencies → |
| usedFor |
administration in Abkhazia
→
education in Abkhazia → media in Abkhazia → |
| writingSystem |
Cyrillic script
→
|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Abkhaz forces
("Abkhaz")
→
|
commandLanguage |
|
Abkhazians
("Abkhaz")
→
|
ethnonym |
|
Caucasian languages (areal grouping)
("Abkhaz")
→
|
hasExampleLanguage |
|
Nart sagas
→
|
hasLanguage |
|
Abkhazians
→
|
language |
|
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
("Abkhaz")
→
|
languageOfParties |
|
Abkhazia
("Abkhaz")
→
|
officialLanguage |
|
Cyrillic script
→
|
usedFor |