Adyghe language

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.

Adyghe
West Circassian
Адыгабзэ
Adyghe written in the Cyrillic script, Latin script and the now-defunt Perso-Arabic variant
Native to	Russia (incl. Circassia: Adygea
Ethnicity	Circassians, Cherkesogai
Native speakers	575,900 (2005–2015)[1]
Language family	Northwest Caucasian Circassian Adyghe
Writing system	Cyrillic (current) Latin (historical) Arabic (historical) Georgian (historical & gaining popularity)
Official status
Official language in	Adygea
Language codes
ISO 639-2	ady
ISO 639-3	ady
Glottolog	adyg1241
Distribution of the Adyghe language in Adygea, Russia (2002)
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