Adyghe language
Spoken language
Adyghe is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. It is spoken mainly in Russia, as well as in Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Israel, where Circassians settled after the Circassian genocide by the Russian Empire. Wikipedia
Region: Europe
Dialects: Abdzakh; Bzhedug; Hatuqwai; Mamkhegh; Natukhaj; Shapsug; Temirgoy (Standard dialect); Yegeruqwai; Hakuchi; Zhaney
Early forms: Proto-Northwest Caucasian: Proto-Circassian
Ethnicity: Circassians, Cherkesogai
Language family: Northwest Caucasian: Circassian > Adyghe
Native speakers: 610,000 (2010–2020)
Native to: Adygea; Krasnodar Krai
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