Abkhaz
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Abkhaz is a language spoken by people in northwestern Georgia, belonging to the Northwest Caucasian language family. It matters because it represents an important part of the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Caucasus region, though like many minority languages, it faces challenges in remaining widely spoken.
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Abkhaz, also known as Abkhazian, is a Northwest Caucasian language most closely related to Abaza. It is spoken mostly by the Abkhaz people. It is one of the official languages of Abkhazia, where around 190,000 people speak it. Furthermore, it is spoken by thousands of members of the Abkhazian diaspora in Turkey, Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara, Syria, Jordan, and several Western countries. 27 October is the day of the Abkhazian language in Georgia.
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Abkhaz languageAgglutinative languagesEndangered Caucasian languagesIndigenous languages of AsiaIndigenous languages of EuropeLanguage articles citing Ethnologue 25Languages attested from the 17th centuryLanguages of AbkhaziaLanguages of Georgia (country)Languages of RussiaLanguages with ISO 639-1 codeLanguages with ISO 639-2 code