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Abkhaz (Abzhywa)
Phylum: Northwest Caucasian
Genus: Abkhaz-Abaza
Lat/lon: 42.8, 41.5
ISO code: abk
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal |
| stop | pʰ, b, pʼ | | | tʰ, d, tʼ | | | | kʰ, g, kʼ | qʼ | |
| trill | | | | r | | | | | | |
| fricative | | | f, v, fʼ | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | ʂ, ʐ | | | ʁ, χ | ħ |
| affricate | | | | tsʰ, dz, tsʼ | tʃʰ, dʒ, tʃʼ | ʈʂʰ, ɖʐ, ʈʂʼ | | | | |
| nasal | m | | | n | | | | | | |
| approximant | | w | | | | | j | | | |
| lateral approximant | | | | l | | | | | | |
Short labialised series
| alveolar | postalveolar | hissing-hushing | velar | uvular | pharyngeal |
| stop | tʷʰ, dʷ, tʷʼ | | | kʷʰ, gʷ, kʷʼ | qʷʼ | |
| fricative | | ʃʷ, ʒʷ | | | ʁʷ, χʷ | ħʷ |
| affricate | | | tŝʷʰ, dẑʷ, tŝʷʼ | | | |
Short palatalised series
| velar | uvular |
| stop | kʲʰ, gʲ, kʲʼ | qʲʼ |
| fricative | | ʁʲ, χʲ |
Short pharyngealised series
| labio-palatal |
| approximant | ɥˤ |
Vowels
Basic short series
Long series
Source: Бгажба, Х.С. 1964. Бзыбский диалект абхазского языка. Тбилиси: Издательство Академии наук Грузинской ССР.
Comments: f’/ is only found in one word meaning 'narrow'. /ʔ/ is also found in only one word, but the latter means 'no' and is thus hardly phonemic.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)