Adyghe language
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Adyghe, also known as West Circassian, is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. Native to Circassia in the Caucasus, it is one of the two official languages of
An Adyghe language class in Turkey. The board shows the verb къэшъон (to dance), in present tense.
Circassians
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The Circassians, also known as the Cherkess or the Adyghe, are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the 19th-c
Adyghe language
…Adyghe, also known as West Circassian, (or Lower Circassian) is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. Native to Circassia in the Caucasus, it is one of the two official languages of Adygea (the other being Russian), although it is mainly spoken in…
Circassian warrior armed with Khirimi, Kindjal, & Shashka.
Hadim Yusuf Pasha, Ottoman Governor of Baghdad in 1605-1606, a Circassian by birth and a eunuch. Sefernāme of Muhlisi (BNF, Turc 127).
Circassian children from Maykop, Adygea, with the Circassian flag, 2014
Circassian traditional sword dance