Abkhaz Language

Abkhaz Language

Abkhaz (Abxaz) (Abkhaz: Аҧсуа бызшәа, Adyghe: Азгъэбзэ) is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mostly by the Abkhaz people. It is the official language of Abkhazia where around 100,000 people speak it. Furthermore, it is spoken by thousands of members of the Abkhazian diaspora in Turkey, Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara, Syria, Jordan and several Western countries. There are 9,447 speakers of Abkhaz in Russia, according to the 2002 census.

Read more about Abkhaz Language:  Classification, Geographical Distribution, Dialects, Phonemes, Typology, Writing System, History, Status, Sample Text

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