Some phonetic and lexic parallels in the Abkhaz-Adyg language group

Kharatokova Maryat Gubedovna, Gabunia Zinaida Mahazovna

The Abaza language has two dialects: tapanta and ashkhar, both dialects of the ashkhar dialect are closer to the Abkhazian language. Semantic research of separate vocabulary of Abaza and Abkhazian languages showed that there is a big difference between these languages in the field of phonetics and vocabulary. Comparative characteristics of individual words of Abaza, Abkhazian, Kabardino-Circassian and Adyghe languages revealed: 1. phonetic affinity of separate words of Abaza and Abkhazian languages; 2. the same root basis of the four languages under consideration is distinguished in three languages (Abaza, Kabardino-Balkar and Adygeya), which is due to the territorial proximity of the peoples who speak these languages.

Keywords:tapanta dialect, ashkhar dialect, Abaza language, Abkhazian language, Kabardino-Circassian language, Adyghe language