Adyghe language
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| Adyghe | ||
|---|---|---|
| адыгэбзэ adygabze, adəgăbză | ||
| Spoken in | Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Israel, United States, Republic of Macedonia, Iraq | |
| Region | Russia: Republic of Adygea | |
| Total speakers | ~500,000 | |
| Language family | Caucasian | |
| Official status | ||
| Official language in | Republic of Adygea | |
| Regulated by | No official regulation | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | ady | |
| ISO 639-3 | ady | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
The Adyghe language is one of the two main languages of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation. It is spoken by many tribes of the Adyghe people. The language is called by its speakers "Adygebze" or "Adəgăbză", and can also be spelled in English as Adygean, Adygeyan or Adygei. It is also called Circassian.
