abkTechnical information about ISO 639 language code abk
The table below provides technical details for the Abkhazian language, designated by the abk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Abkhazian Native Аҧсуа бызшәа |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | AbzhywaBzypSadz |
| Related languages | AbazaAdygheKabardianUbykh |
| Key facts | Its Cyrillic alphabet contains about 62 letters, one of the world’s largest modern alphabetsAbkhaz contrasts nearly sixty consonants with only two or three phonemic vowelsThe language is ergative-absolutive and verbs show exceptionally rich agglutinative prefixationIt first gained a written form in the 1860s through the work of linguist Peter von UslarAbkhaz preserves several archaic phonetic traits that have disappeared from its Northwest Caucasian relatives. |
| Sample phrase | Уа, ушәыуаҩ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Abkhazian language, identified by the code abk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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