Abaza

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
abq
Alternate Names
Abazin, Abazintsy, Ashuwa
Population

37,800 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Population total all countries: 47,880. Ethnic population: 43,300 (2010 census).

Location

Karachayevo-Cherkesiya and Stavropol’skiy Kray.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
North Caucasian, West Caucasian, Abkhaz-Abazin
Dialects

Ashkaraua (Ashkar, Ashxar), Bezshagh, Tapanta. Some dialects partially intelligible of Abkhaz [abk].

Typology

SOV; ergative-absolutive agreement on the verb.

Language Use

More vigorous in the Russian Federation than Turkey. L1 for about 95%. 70% also use Russian [rus].

Language Development
Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Abaza
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl]. Latin script [Latn], used in Turkey.

Other Comments

Muslim.

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