Hakuchi Adyghe is a subdialect

Subdialect

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 of the Shapsugh dialect of Adyghe

Adyghe language

Adyghe language , also known as West Circassian , is one of the two official languages of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, the other being Russian. It is spoken by various tribes of the Adyghe people: Abzekh, Adamey, Bzhedugh; Hatukuay, Kemirgoy, Makhosh; Natekuay, Shapsigh; Zhane,...

 spoken in Turkey

Turkey

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The dialect is phonologically

Phonology

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 peculiar when compared to the other Adyghe dialects. Its lexicon and consonant

Consonant

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al system are substantially affected by the Ubykh language

Ubykh language

Ubykh or Ubyx is an extinct language of the Northwestern Caucasian group, spoken by the Ubykh people...

, the first language

First language

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of many Hakuchi speakers before its death. Hakuchi Adyghe is one of the most divergent dialects from the literary dialect of Adyghe.