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Abkhazian

Abkhazian

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The language spoken by people in Abkhazia
  • noun
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  • Many people in Abkhazia speak Abkhazian as their first language.

Examples

  • She speaks Abkhazian fluently.

  • The Abkhazian language has unique phonetic features.

  • She decided to study Abkhazian at university to learn more about the region.

  • The grammar of Abkhazian is known to be quite complex.

  • Many people in Abkhazia speak Abkhazian as their first language.

  • She decided to study Abkhazian at university to learn more about the region.

  • The grammar of Abkhazian is known to be quite complex.

Synonyms

Abkhasian
vsAbkhazian
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The language spoken by people in Abkhazia

is the same language but differs only by name spelling
Abkhazian language
vsAbkhazian
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia and parts of Russia and Turkey

is the same core language but focuses less on exact geographic spread
Abkhasian language
vsAbkhazian
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia

is the identical language but may use a different name form

Compounds

Abkhazian language
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A language spoken by the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia and parts of Russia and Turkey

Surface Forms

Abkhazian singular
Abkhazians plural

Morphology

Abkhazian = Abkhaz (transparent) = Abkhaz + ian

The language name is formed from the ethnonym with the common suffix '-ian'; learners can map the relation to the people/place.

Etymology

Abkhazian for the language comes from the name of the Abkhaz people of Abkhazia, so Abkhazian means the language spoken by those people. This is why we call the speech of that community 'Abkhazian'.