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For a dialect with the same name, see Abkhaz language § Dialects.
Abzhywa (Abkhaz: Abzhuaa - "middle people" – Абжьыуа, Abƶywa; also transliterates as Abzhua from Russian: Абжуа, Абжива; Georgian: აბჟუა) is one of the seven historical regions in Abkhazia, and accordingly one of the seven stars on Flag of Abkhazia represents Abzhywa. Local residents belong to ethnographic group of Абжуйцы [ru] (Abzhui Abkhazians).
Abzhywa (Abkhaz: Abzhuaa - "middle people" – Абжьыуа, Abƶywa; also transliterates as Abzhua from Russian: Абжуа, Абжива; Georgian: აბჟუა) is one of the...
in the literary Abzhywa dialect, coupled with just two phonemic vowels (Chirikba 2003:18–20). Abkhaz has three major dialects: Abzhywa, Bzyp and Sadz,...
viewed as having three major dialects: Abzhywa, spoken in the Caucasus, and named after the historical area of Abzhywa (Абжьыуа), sometimes referred to as...
[χˤʷ] sounds are unique to Bzyb. Standard Abkhaz (which is based on the Abzhywa dialect) lacks these sounds. The Bzyb consonant inventory appears to have...
correspond to the seven historical regions of the country: Sadzen, Bzyp, Gumaa, Abzhywa, Samurzaqan, Dal-Tsabal and Pskhuy-Aibga. Seven is a number sacred to the...
taking the north (from Gagra to the R. Kodor), the second the central Abzhywa region (from the Kodor to the R. Ghalidzga), and the third, Murzaqan, the...
although VC and CVC also exist. Consonant clusters are not as large as in Abzhywa Abkhaz or in Georgian, rarely being larger than two terms. Three-term clusters...
which is now in Russia) Bzyb (Gudauta district) Gumaa (Sukhumi district) Abzhywa (Ochamchira and partly Tkvarcheli districts) Samurzakano (Gali and partly...
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