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Abkhazo-Adyghian languages
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- Also called:
- Northwest Caucasian Languages
- Related Topics:
- Kabardian language
- Abaza language
- Abkhaz language
- Ubykh language
- Adyghian language
Abkhazo-Adyghian languages, group of languages spoken primarily in the northwestern part of the Caucasus Mountains. The languages of this group—Abkhaz, Abaza, Adyghian, Kabardian (Circassian), and the nearly extinct Ubykh—are noted for the great number of distinctive consonants and limited number of distinctive vowels in their sound systems.