Abkhaz language

Northwest Caucasian language native to northwestern Georgia

Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mostly in Abkhazia (Georgia) and Turkey. It is the official language of Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, where around 100,000 people speak it.

Abkhaz Language
Abkhazian
Аҧсуа бызшәа; аҧсшәа
Apsua byzshwa; apsshwa
Native toAbkhazia and Abkhaz diaspora
EthnicityAbkhazians
Native speakers
190,110 (2014-2015)[1]
Northwest Caucasian
  • Abazgi
    • Abkhaz Language
Dialects
  • Abzhywan
  • Bzyb
  • Sadz
Cyrillic (Abkhaz alphabet)Historically: Latin, Georgian
Official status
Official language in
Republic of Abkhazia;[a] Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia
Language codes
ISO 639-1ab Abkhazian
ISO 639-2abk Abkhazian
ISO 639-3abk Abkhazian
Glottologabkh1244  Abkhazian

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