The Northwest Caucasian languages (Adyghe: Азгъэбзэ-Адыгэбзэхэр, Russian: Абхазо-адыгские языки), also called Abkhazo-Adyghean, or sometimes Pontic as opposed to Caspian for the Northeast Caucasian languages, are a group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region, chiefly in Russia (Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia), the disputed territory of Abkhazia, and Turkey, with smaller communities scattered throughout the Middle East.
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