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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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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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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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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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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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which is now in Russia) Bzyb (Gudauta district)
Gumaa (Sukhumi district)
Abzhywa (Ochamchira and
partly Tkvarcheli districts)
Samurzakano (Gali and partly...
