Ubykh

UBY

extinct

Alternate Names: Oubykh, Pekhi, Ubyx

Genealogy:

North Caucasian
West Caucasian
Ubyx

Demographics: No known L1 speakers. Last speaker died in 1992.

Language Use: A century ago, there were 50,000 speakers in the Caucasus valleys east of the Black Sea. Shifted to a distinct dialect of Adyghe [ady].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Turkey

Other Comments: Most migrated to Turkey in 1894.