Abkhaz

Abkhaz

Abkhaz or Abkhazian may refer to:

*The Abkhaz people
*The Abkhaz language
*Of or pertaining to Abkhazia
*Abkhazi - princely family in Georgia, a branch of the Anchabadze family from Abkhazia


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  • Abkhaz — /ahb kahz /; Russ. /ub khahz /, n. Abkhazian. * * * ▪ people also called  Abkhazian,  Abkhaz  Apswa,         any member of a Caucasian people living chiefly in the Abkhazia republic in northwesternmost Georgia. The Bzyb Abkhaz, who have a… …   Universalium

  • Abkhaz — [ab kα:z] noun (plural same) 1》 a member of a people living mainly in the autonomous territory of Abkhazia in NW Georgia. 2》 the North Caucasian language of the Abkhaz. Derivatives Abkhazian adjective &noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • Abkhaz people — Abkhaz (Аҧсуа) Total population ca. 200,000 600,000 Regions with significant populations …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz phonology — Abkhaz is a language of the Northwest Caucasian family which, like the other Northwest Caucasian languages, is very rich in consonants. Abkhaz has a large consonantal inventory that contrasts over 50 consonants in the literary Abzhywa dialect,… …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz language — language name=Abkhaz nativename= unicode|Аҧсуа familycolor=Caucasian states=Abkhazia/Georgia, Turkey region=Caucasia speakers=105,952 fam1=North Caucasian fam2=Northwest Caucasian fam3=Abkhaz Abazin nation=Abkhazia script=Abkhaz alphabet… …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz alphabet — Infobox Writing system name = Abkhaz Alphabet type = Alphabet time = 1865 present languages = Abkhaz fam1 = Phoenician alphabet fam2 = Greek alphabet fam3 = Glagolitic alphabet fam4 = Cyrillic alphabet creator = Peter von Uslar, Aleksej… …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz literature — The written Abkhaz literature appeared relatively recently in the beginning of the 20th century although Abkhaz oral tradition is quite rich.cite book |title= The Myth of the Non Russian|last= Haber|first= Erika|year= 2003|publisher= Lexington… …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic — Infobox SSR name = Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic full name = Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic loc name = Абхазкая Aвтономная Советская Социалистическая Республика arms =Sin escudo.svg motto = Russian: Пролетарии всех… …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhaz — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to Abkhazia. 2. noun a) A person who is from Abkhazia. b) A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. Sy …   Wiktionary

  • Abkhaz — n. autonomic province of Georgia on the Black Sea; northwest Caucasian language of Abkhazia; language spoken in Georgia and Turkey n. native or resident of Abkhazia; member of the prevalent traditionally Muslim or Orthodox Christian ethnic group… …   English contemporary dictionary

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