Hakuchi Adyghe dialect

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Hakuchi
ХьакIуцубзэ Kh′ak′ucubză, Къарацхаибзэ Qaracxaibză
Native toTurkey
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologxaku1238

Hakuchi (Xakuchi; Хьакӏуцубзэ [ħaːkʷʼət͡sʷəbza] Kh′ak′ucubză or Къарацхаибзэ Qaracxaibză in Hakuchi Adyghe) is a variety of the Shapsug sub-dialect of West Adyghe dialect of the Adyghe language spoken in Turkey.

Since the Hakuchi are considered an isolated Shapsugh clan, their dialect differs little from that of the Shapsugh dialect. Also it is considered, that hakuchis are a mix of fugitive circassians: shapsug, ubykh, abdzah and others. This is why hakuchi dialect has some interesting phonetics in it.

Phonology[edit]

The Hakuchi has an uvular ejective [qʼ] and a labialized uvular ejective [qʷʼ][1] that correspond to West Adyghe and Kabardian Adyghe glottal stop [ʔ] and labialized glottal stop [ʔʷ].

Word Hakuchi dialect Ubykh West Adyghe Kabardian
IPA Cyrillic IPA Cyrillic IPA Cyrillic
two tʼqʷʼə тӏыкъӏу tʼqʷʼɜ tʷʼə тӏу tʼəw тӏу
to say qʷʼan къӏон (къӏуэн) qʼɜ ʔʷan ӏон ʔʷan ӏуэн
hand qʼa къӏэ q'ɐp'ɜ ʔa ӏэ ʔa ӏэ
table qʼaːna къӏанэ ʂɜ'nɨ ʔaːna ӏанэ ʔana ӏэнэ
hat paːqʷʼa пакъӏо (пакъӏуэ) bˤɜ'qˤʼɨ paːʔʷa паӏо pəʔa пыIэ

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References[edit]

  • John Colarusso, A grammar of the Kabardian language, University of Calgary Press, 1992, ISBN 0-919813-99-2, p. 2
  • Henricus Joannes Smeets, Studies in West Circassian phonology and morphology, Hakuchi Press, 1984, pp. 3,361,452