Abkhaz | |
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Аҧсуа бызшәа; аҧсшәа | |
Native tae | Abkhazia (Pairtially recognized state) (Georgia), Turkey, Roushie |
Native speakers | (110,000 citit 1993)[1] |
Northwast Caucasian
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Dialects |
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Cyrillic (Abkhaz alphabet) | |
Offeecial status | |
Offeecial leid in | ![]() ![]() (on the territory o the Autonomous Republic o Abkhazie) |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-1 | ab |
ISO 639-2 | abk |
ISO 639-3 | abk |
Abkhaz (sometimes spelled Abxaz; /æpˈhɑːz/;[2] Аҧсуа бызшәа) is a Northwast Caucasian leid spoken maistly bi the Abkhaz fowk. It is the offeecial leid o Abkhazie[a] whaur aroond 100,000 fowk speak it.[1] Furthermair, it is spoken bi thoosands o members o the Abkhazie diaspora in Turkey, Georgie's autonomous republic o Adjara, Sirie, Jordan an several Wastren kintras. Thare are 9,447 speakers o Abkhaz in Roushie, accordin tae the 2002 census.[3]