Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza (or Proto-Abazgi) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Abkhaz and Abaza languages.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant system is reconstructed with a four-way

phonation The term phonation has slightly different meanings depending on the subfield of phonetics. Among some phoneticians, ''phonation'' is the process by which the vocal folds produce certain sounds through quasi-periodic vibration. This is the defini ...

contrast in

stops Stop may refer to: Places *Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Facilities * Bus stop * Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck dri ...

and affricates, and a two-way contrast in fricatives. Below is the table of Proto-Abazgi Alphabet : # In some Abaza dialects the velar consonants turned to uvular consonants. The most noticeable changes are: * The velar consonants become uvular consonants in Abkhaz languages.

Grammar

References

*STAROSTIN, Sergei A.; NIKOLAYEV, Sergei L. (1994). A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary
Preface

External links

Abaza basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

Abazgi Abazgi is the branch of the Northwest Caucasian languages that contains the Abaza and Abkhaz languages. "Abazgi" was once the preferred designation, but has now been replaced by "Abkhaz–Abaza". The literary dialects of Abkhaz and Abaza are t ...

Northwest Caucasian languages {{NorthwestCaucasian-lang-stub

Phonology

Consonants

Grammar

See also

References

External links