Abzhywa (Abkhaz: Abzhuaa - "middle people" – Абжьыуа, Abƶywa; also transliterates as Abzhua from Russian: Абжуа, Абжива; Georgian: აბჟუა) is one of the...
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viewed as having three major dialects: Abzhywa, spoken in the Caucasus, and named after the historical area of Abzhywa (Абжьыуа), sometimes referred to as...
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in the literary Abzhywa dialect, coupled with just two phonemic vowels (Chirikba 2003:18–20). Abkhaz has three major dialects: Abzhywa, Bzyp and Sadz,...
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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...
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[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...
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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...
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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...
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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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