Ubykh
PrintA language of Turkey
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Oubykh, Pekhi, Ubyx
Population
No remaining speakers.
Location
Istanbul area, near the Sea of Marmara, Haci Osman village.
Language Status
10 (Extinct).
Classification
Language Use
A century ago, there were 50,000 speakers in the Caucasus valleys east of the Black Sea. Shifted to a distinct dialect of Adyghe [ady].
Writing
Unwritten.
Last speaker died 1992. Most migrated to Turkey in 1894.