Abkhaz language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Abkhaz Language |
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| Abkhazian Аҧсуа бызшәа; аҧсшәа Apsua byzshwa; apsshwa |
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| Native to | Abkhazia and Abkhaz diaspora |
| Ethnicity | Abkhazians |
| Native speakers | 190,110 (2014-2015) |
| Language family |
Northwest Caucasian
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| Dialects |
Abzhywan
Bzyb
Sadz
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| Writing system | Cyrillic (Abkhaz alphabet) Historically: Latin, Georgian |
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| Official language in | Republic of Abkhazia; Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia |
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Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mostly in Abkhazia (Georgia) and Turkey. It is the official language of Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, where around 100,000 people speak it.
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Images for kids
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Distribution of Abkhaz in the Caucasus.
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Pronominal prefixes in Abkhaz
See also
In Spanish: Idioma abjasio para niños
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