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| | Adyghe language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Adyghe (Адыгэ) is one of the two official languages of the Federal Republic of (Click link for more info and facts about Adygeya) Adygeya in the (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russian Federation. |
 | | The Adyghe language is also known as the (Click link for more info and facts about Circassian language) Circassian language, and is spoken by the various tribes of the Adyghe nation: Shapsugh, Bzedugh, Abzekh, Kemirgoy, Hakuchi, and some others. |
 | | There are between fifty and sixty consonants in the various Adyghe dialects; all dialects possess a contrast between plain and labialised glottal stops, a very unusual minimal contrast, and possibly unique to the Abdzakh dialect of Adyghe is an additional palatalised glottal stop. |
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