Abkhaz
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A language of Georgia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Abxazo
Autonym
аҧсуа бызшәа (Aṗsua byzšwa), аҧсшәа (Aṗsšwa)
Population
129,000 (2015 J. Leclerc). Total users in all countries: 190,110.
Location
Abkhazia region: Black Sea coast, separate areas near Gudaut’a and Och’amch’re.
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Language Status
2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Abkhazia, co-official with Georgian (1995, Constitution, Article 8).
Classification
Dialects
Bzyb, Abzhui, Samurzakan. Closely related to Abaza [abq].
Language Use
94% speak it as L1.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1912–2004.
Language Resources
Christian, Muslim.