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Abkhasian

Abkhasian

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The language spoken by people in Abkhazia
  • noun
translation icon : abjasio
  • She is fluent in both Russian and Abkhasian.

Examples

  • The Abkhasian language uses an alphabet that is adapted from Cyrillic.

  • The Abkhasian language has a rich oral tradition.

  • Many works of folklore have been preserved in Abkhasian.

  • She is learning Abkhasian to communicate with her relatives.

  • Many works of folklore have been preserved in Abkhasian.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Abkhasian.

  • The Abkhasian language uses an alphabet that is adapted from Cyrillic.

Synonyms

Abkhazian
vsAbkhasian
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The language spoken by people in Abkhazia

is the same concept referring to that language
Abkhasian language
vsAbkhasian
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia

is the same language stated without emphasizing location
Abkhazian language
vsAbkhasian
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia and parts of Russia and Turkey

is the same language but does not stress extra countries

Compounds

Abkhasian language
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia

Surface Forms

Abkhasian singular
Abkhasian plural

Morphology

Abkhasian = Abkhaz (transparent) = Abkhaz + ian

Formed from the ethnonym 'Abkhaz' with the productive suffix '-ian' to denote language or nationality, which is a regular and clear derivation.

Etymology

Abkhasian comes from the place name Abkhazia, the region by the Black Sea, and from the people called the Abkhaz. So Abkhasian as a noun means the 'language of the Abkhaz people'.