The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: ABQ
ISO 639-2: cau
| Population | 34,800 in Russia (1989 census), about 95% speak it as mother tongue. Population total all countries 44,900. |
| Region | Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Also spoken in Germany, Turkey (Asia), USA. |
| Alternate names | ABAZIN, ABAZINTSY, ASHUWA |
| Dialects | TAPANTA, ASHKARAUA, BEZSHAGH. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, Northwest, Abkhaz-Abazin. |
| Comments | Some dialects are partially intelligible with Abkhaz. 69.5% are fluent in Russian. More vigorous in Russia than Turkey. 'Abaza' is their name for themselves. 'Abazin, Abazintsy, Abazinskiy' are Russian names for them. Dictionary. Grammar. SOV; ergative-absolutive agreement on the verb. Modified Cyrillic script. Newspapers, radio programs, TV. Muslim. |
| Turkey (Asia) |
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