Abzhywa dialect

E128379

The Abzhywa dialect is a major regional variety of the Abkhaz language, traditionally spoken in the Abzhywa (Abzhua) area of Abkhazia.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect ⓘ
regional variety of a language ⓘ
belongsToMacrolanguage Abkhaz–Abaza macrolanguage ⓘ
linked to: Abkhaz–Abaza
closelyRelatedTo Bzyb dialect ⓘ
Sadz dialect ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Abzhua dialect ⓘ
linked to: Abzhywa dialect
hasAlternativeTransliteration Abžywa dialect ⓘ
hasConsonantType ejective consonants ⓘ
labialized consonants ⓘ
palatalized consonants ⓘ
pharyngealized consonants ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature few vowel phonemes ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ
hasSociolinguisticRole basis for standard Abkhaz in many descriptions ⓘ
hasStatus major dialect of Abkhaz ⓘ
influences standard Abkhaz morphology ⓘ
standard Abkhaz pronunciation ⓘ
standard Abkhaz vocabulary ⓘ
languageBranch Abkhaz–Abaza ⓘ
languageCode abk ⓘ
languageFamily Northwest Caucasian languages ⓘ
neighboringDialectArea Bzyb area ⓘ
Sadz area ⓘ
partOf Abkhaz dialect continuum ⓘ
linked to: Abkhaz–Abaza
regionType lowland and foothill areas of central Abkhazia ⓘ
sharesStandardWith Abkhaz language ⓘ
spokenIn Abkhazia ⓘ
subdivisionOf Abkhaz language ⓘ
traditionalRegion Abzhua area ⓘ
Abzhywa area ⓘ
usedByEthnicGroup Abkhaz people ⓘ
linked to: Abkhazians
usedIn folklore ⓘ
local cultural traditions ⓘ
oral communication ⓘ
songs ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
writingSystem Cyrillic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abkhaz language → hasDialect → Abzhywa dialect ⓘ
Abzhywa dialect → hasAlternativeName → Abzhua dialect ⓘ
linked to: Abzhywa dialect
Abzhua area → traditionalRegionFor → Abzhywa dialect of Abkhaz language ⓘ
linked to: Abzhywa dialect