اللغة الأباظية-الأبخازية الأولية

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza
Proto-Abazgi
إعادة بناء	Abazgi languages
السلف المعاد بناؤه	Proto-Northwest Caucasian

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 contrast in stops and affricates, and a two-way contrast in fricatives.

Below is the table of Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza Alphabet:

Proto	Abkhaz		Cyrillic	Abaza
	Bzyb	Abzhui		Tapant
[]	[]		Ԥ ԥ	[]
[]	[]		Б б	[]
[]	[]		П п	[]
[]	[]		Ф ф	[]
[]	[]		У у	[]
[]	[]		М м	[]
[]	[]		Ҭ ҭ	[]
[]	[]		Д д	[]
[]	[]		Т т	[]
[]	[]		Р р	[]
[]	[]		Л л	[]
[]	[]		Н н	[]
[]	[]		Ҭә ҭә	[]
[]	[]		Дә дә	[]
[]	[]		Ц ц	[]
[]	[]		Ӡ ӡ	[]
[]	[]		Ҵ ҵ	[]
[]	[]		С с	[]
[]	[]		З з	[]
[]	[]	[]	Ц ц	[]
[]	[]	[]	Ӡ ӡ	[]
[]	[]	[]	Ҵ ҵ	[]
[]	[]	[]	С с	[]
[]	[]	[]	З з	[]
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1. 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

English	Proto-Abazgi	Abkhaz (Bzyb)	Abkhaz	Abaza
quail	[]	–	[]	[]
word	[]	[]	[]	[]
enemy	[]	–	[]	[]
snake	[]	–	[]	[]
cheese	[]	[]	[]	[]

English	Proto-Abazgi	Abkhaz (Bzyb)	Abkhaz (Abzhui)	Abaza (Tapant)
1	[]	[]	–	[]
2	[]	[]	–	[]
3	[]	[]	–	[]
4	[]	[]	–	[]
5	[]	[]	[]	[]
6	–	[]	–	[]
7	[]	[]	–	[]
8	[]	[]	–	[]
9	[]	[]	–	[]
10	[]	[]	–	[]
11	–	[]	–	[]
12	–	[]	–	[]
13	–	[]	–	[]
14	–	[]	–	[]
15	–	[]	–	[]
16	–	[]	–	[]
17	[]	[]	–	[]
18	[]	[]	–	[]
19	[]	[]	–	[]
20	[]	[]	–	[]
100	–	[]	–	[]
1000	[]	[]	–	[]

 See also

• Proto-Circassian language
• Proto-Northwest Caucasian language

 References

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

 وصلات خارجية

• Word lists for Abkhaz
• Abaza basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database