Proto-Abazgi language


Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Abkhaz and Abaza languages.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant system is reconstructed with a four-way phonation contrast in stops and affricates, and a two-way contrast in fricatives.
Below is the table of Proto-Abazgi Alphabet :
  1. In some Abaza dialects the velar consonants turned to uvular consonantv.
The most noticeable changes are:
EnglishProto-AbazgiAbkhaz Abkhaz Abaza
1-
2-
3-
4-
5
6--
7-
8-
9-
10-
11--
12--
13--
14--
15--
16--
17-
18-
19-
20-
100--
1000-