ISO 639-3 · adyady
North Caucasian family
Adyghe
Адыгабзэ
Adyghe is a language of the Northwest Caucasian branch (North Caucasian), spoken in Russia, Turkey, Jordan and Syria. Wikidata counts about 575,900 speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “one of the official languages of the Republic of Adygea in Russia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ady- Glottocode
adyg1241- Family
- North Caucasian
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Centre point
- 44.00, 39.33
- Wikipedia
- 94 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
3scripts
2levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Adyghe · Адыгабзэ |
|---|---|
| Also called | West Circassian, Adygei, Adyghe language, Adighe |
| All speakers | 575,900 (2010) |
| Written in | Cyrillic, Adyghe alphabet, Arabic script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From North Caucasian to Adyghe
The branches above Adyghe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Russia
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