The Twelve Adyghe Tribes
The main Adyghe tribes are:
- Abdzakh (Adyghe: Абдзах)
- Baslaney (Adyghe: Бэслъыный)
- Bzhedug (Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъу)
- Yegeruqay (Adyghe: Еджэркъуай)
- Zhaney (Adyghe: Жанэ)
- Kabardai (Adyghe: Къэбэрдэй)
- Mamkhegh (Adyghe: Мамхыгъ)
- Natukhai (Adyghe: Нэтыхъуай, Нэтыхъуадж)
- Temirgoy (Adyghe: Кlэмгуй)
- Ubykh (Adyghe: Убых-Extinct Lang.
- Shapsogh (Adyghe: Шапсыгъ)
- Hatukai (Adyghe: Хьатыкъуай)
Other Adyghe tribes :
- Adamiy (Adyghe: Адэмый)
- Mequash (Adyghe: Мыхъош)
- Hakuts (Adyghe: ХьакӀуцу)
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