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Adyghe

Also known as West Circassian, Adygei, Adyghe language, Adighe

one of the official languages of the Republic of Adygea in Russia

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Adyghe is a language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, a region in Russia where it holds official status alongside Russian. It represents an important cultural and linguistic heritage for the Adyghe people, an indigenous group of the North Caucasus region.

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 117500
Wikimedia language code: ady-cyrl
Commons category: Adyghe language
native label: Кӏах Адыгабзэ‎
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ADY
short name: адыгъейаг
P10369: Nuuk

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Yinal speaking Adyghe in different dialects. In order: Shapsug, Bzhedug Abzakh, Kabardian

Adyghe, also known as West Circassian, (or Lower Circassian) is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. Native to Circassia in the Caucasus, it is one of the two official languages of Adygea, the other being Russian. It is spoken in Russia, but mainly in Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Israel, where Circassians settled after the Circassian genocide by the Russian Empire. Adyghe literary language (Adyghe: Литературабз) is mainly based on the Chemguy dialect, which was chosen for its grammatical and phonological simplicity, though there was significant input from Shapsug and Bzhedug dialects.