Circassian language
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Circassian language may refer to:
- any of the Northwest Caucasian languagesNorthwest Caucasian languagesThe Northwest Caucasian languages, 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 , the disputed territory of Abkhazia, and Turkey, with smaller communities...
- in a more narrow sense,
- the Adyghe languageAdyghe languageAdyghe language , also known as West Circassian , is one of the two official languages of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, the other being Russian. It is spoken by various tribes of the Adyghe people: Abzekh, Adamey, Bzhedugh; Hatukuay, Kemirgoy, Makhosh; Natekuay, Shapsigh; Zhane,...
(West Circassian) - the Kabardian languageKabardian languageThe Kabardian language, also known as East Circassian , is a Northwest Caucasian language, closely related to the Adyghe language. It is spoken mainly in the Russian republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia and in Turkey and the Middle East...
(East Circassian) - the Proto-CircassianProto-CircassianProto-Circassian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Adyghean and Kabardian languages.-Vocalism and accent:...
language, the ancestor of the previous two
- the Adyghe language