Hakuchi dialect

Hakuchi (Adyghe: ХьакӀуцубзэ [ħaːkʷʼɘt͡sʷɘbzɐ] or Къарацхаибзэ [qaːraːt͡sxaːjɘbzɐ] in Hakuchi Adyghe) is a variety of the Shapsug sub-dialect of West Adyghe dialect of the Adyghe language spoken in Turkey.

Since the Hakuchi are considered an isolated Shapsug clan, their dialect differs little from that of the Shapsug dialect. It is also believed that Hakuchis are a blend of various Circassian tribes: Shapsug, Ubykh, Abdzakh and others. This is why Hakuchi dialect has some interesting phonetics in it.

The Hakuchi has an uvular ejective [qʼ] and a labialized uvular ejective [qʷʼ]^[1] that correspond to West Adyghe and Kabardian Adyghe glottal stop [ʔ] and labialized glottal stop [ʔʷ].

• Adyghe language
  • West Adyghe dialect
    • Abzakh Adyghe sub-dialect
    • Bzhedug Adyghe sub-dialect
    • Shapsug Adyghe sub-dialect
  • Ubykh Adyghe dialect
  • Kabardian Adyghe dialect
    • Besleney (Cherkessian) Adyghe sub-dialect