Abkhaz language

E22792

The Abkhaz language is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken primarily in Abkhazia and parts of the Caucasus region, known for its complex consonant system and relatively small vowel inventory.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Abkhaz 17
Abkhaz language canonical 13
Abkhaz (abk) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Northwest Caucasian language
agglutinative language
natural language
polysynthetic language
ancestor Proto-Northwest Caucasian language
basicWordOrder SOV
closelyRelatedTo Abaza language
linked to: Abkhaz–Abaza
coOfficialWith Russian language
endangermentStatus vulnerable
family Northwest Caucasian languages
hasDialect Abzhywa dialect
Bzyb dialect
Sadz dialect
linked to: Bzyb dialect
ISO639-1 ab
ISO639-2 abk
ISO639-3 abk
languageCode ab
morphologicalFeature complex verbal morphology
polypersonal agreement
prefixing morphology
nativeName Аҧсуа бызшәа
numberOfSpeakersEstimate 100000
officialStatus official language of Abkhazia
phonologicalFeature contrastive ejective consonants
labialized consonants
large consonant inventory
palatalized consonants
rich system of consonant clusters
small vowel inventory
primaryCountry Abkhazia
region Caucasus
regulatingBody Abkhazian State University linguistic departments
scriptHistory formerly written in Georgian script
formerly written in Latin script
spokenIn Georgia
Germany
Jordan
Russia
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine
Western diaspora communities
subfamily Abkhaz–Abaza
syntacticFeature ergative alignment
head-final tendencies
usedFor administration in Abkhazia
education in Abkhazia
media in Abkhazia
writingSystem Cyrillic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

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

Cyrillic script usedFor Abkhaz language
Abkhazians ethnonym Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Abkhazians language Abkhaz language
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict languageOfParties Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Caucasian languages (areal grouping) hasExampleLanguage Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Abkhaz forces commandLanguage Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Abkhazia officialLanguage Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Nart sagas hasLanguage Abkhaz language
Northwest Caucasian languages hasMember Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Northwest Caucasian languages hasNotableLanguage Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Аҧсуа бызшәа nameInGeorgian აფხაზური ენა
linked to: Abkhaz language
Apsua refersTo Abkhaz language
Apsua selfDesignationOf Abkhaz language
Apsua relatedEthnonym Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Sukhumi languageUsed Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Abkhaz–Abaza hasPart Abkhaz language
Abkhaz–Abaza hasISOClassification Abkhaz (abk)
linked to: Abkhaz language
Abzhywa dialect subdivisionOf Abkhaz language
Abzhywa dialect sharesStandardWith Abkhaz language
Bzyb dialect subdivisionOf Abkhaz language
Abazins sharesLinguisticFeaturesWith Abkhaz language
Ubykhs relatedEthnicGroup Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Adyghe relatedEthnicGroup Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Apswa refersTo Abkhaz language
Apswa associatedWithEthnicity Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Apswa hasAlternativeName Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Apswa hasAlternativeName Abkhaz language
Apswa glossonymFor Abkhaz language
Sukhumi Okrug usedLanguage Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Republic of Abkhazia government languageOfAdministration Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
People's Assembly of Abkhazia languageOfProceedings Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language
Narts languageOfTransmission Abkhaz
linked to: Abkhaz language