Alternate Names: Adygei, Adygey, Circassian, Kiakh, Kjax, Lower Circassian, West Circassian
Dialects: Abadzex (Abadzakh, Abadzeg), Bezhedukh (Bzedux, Bzhedug, Chemgui, Temirgoj), Natuzaj (Natukhai), Shapsug (Sapsug), Xakuchi. Reportedly similar to Kabardian ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 117,500 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Population total all countries: 491,800. 0 monolinguals ( Ministry of Education, Adygea Republic). Ethnic population: 129,000 (2010 census).
Language Use: 96% speak it as L1. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 100% also use Russian [rus].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 99% (Ministry of Education, Adygea Republic). Literacy rate in L2: 100% (Ministry of Education, Adygea Republic). Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Cyrillic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Russian Federation
Other Comments: Some literature. Muslim (Sunni).