Cyrillic (Abkhaz alphabet)
Historically: Arabic, Latin, Georgian
Official status
Official language in
Republic of Abkhazia[a]
Recognised minority language in
Georgia
Language codes
ISO 639-1
ab Abkhazian
ISO 639-2
abk Abkhazian
ISO 639-3
abk Abkhazian
Glottolog
abkh1244 Abkhaz
Abkhaz is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2]
Abkhaz,[b] also known as Abkhazian,[5][6] 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,[a] where around 100,000 people speak it.[1] 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.[7]
^ abAbkhaz at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^"UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^"Abkhaz". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
^Bauer, Laurie (2007). The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Edinburgh University Press.
^"Documentation for ISO 639 Identifier: abk". ISO 639-2 Registration Authority – Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 July 2017. Name: Abkhazian
^"Documentation for ISO 639 Identifier: abk". ISO 639-3 Registration Authority – SIL International. Retrieved 4 July 2017. Name: Abkhazian
^"27 okt'omberi apkhazuri enis dghea" 27 ოქტომბერი აფხაზური ენის დღეა [October 27 is Abkhazian Language Day]. sknews.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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