Abaza
A language of Russian Federation (Europe)
| Population | 38,200 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Population total all countries: 48,280. |
| Region | Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Also in Germany, Turkey (Asia). |
| Language map |
European Russia |
| Alternate names | Abazin, Abazintsy, Ashuwa |
| Dialects | Tapanta, Ashkaraua (Ashkar, Ashxar), Bezshagh. Some dialects partially intelligible with Abkhaz [abk]. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, West Caucasian, Abkhaz-Abazin |
| Language use | More vigorous in the Russian Federation than Turkey. About 95% speak it as L1. Most also use Russian. |
| Language development | Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. Latin script, used in Turkey. |
| Comments | SOV; ergative-absolutive agreement on the verb. Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Turkey (Asia)
| Language name | Abaza |
| Population | 10,000 in Turkey (1995). |
| Alternate names | Abazin, Abazintsy, Ahuwa, Tapanta |
| Dialects | Tapanta, Ashkaraua (Ashkar), Bezshagh. |
| Language use | Also use Turkish [tur]. |
| Comments | Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
Bibliography |
Publications Catalog |
Software |
Email Updates
Who we are |
Shopping cart |
Site search |
Site map |
Home
Bibliography data last updated: April-2012
Contact us
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | External links
Copyright © 2012 SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics)
