Bzhedug dialect

The Bzhedug dialect () is a dialect of Adyghe. The Bzhedug dialect is spoken by the Bzhedugs who live mostly in Adygea and Biga.

Phonology

Dropped consonants

In the Bzhedug dialect (as in the Northern Shapsug dialect) in some cases the consonants н , м and р are dropped and are not pronounced.

• The consonant м is dropped before bilabial stops б , п , пI :

• The consonant н is dropped before postalveolar affricates дж , ч , кI and before alveolar stops д , т , тI :

Aspirated consonants

In the Bzhedug dialect (Like the Shapsug dialect) there exist a series of aspirated consonants (/pʰ/ /tʰ/ /ʃʰ/ /t͡sʰ/ /t͡ʃʰ/ /t͡ʂʰ/ /t͡ɕʷʰ/ /kʷʰ/ /qʰ/ /qʷʰ/) that became plain consonants in other dialects :

• Bzhedug пʰ ↔ п in other dialects :

• Bzhedug тʰ ↔ т in other dialects :

• Bzhedug цʰ ↔ ц in other dialects :

• Bzhedug шʰ ↔ щ in other Adyghe dialects :

• Bzhedug чʰ ↔ ч in other dialects (кь in Shapsug) :

• Bzhedug кʰу ↔ ку in other dialects :

• Bzhedug къʰ ↔ къ in other Adyghe dialects (хъ in Shapsug) :

• Bzhedug къуʰ ↔ къу in other Adyghe dialects (хъу in Shapsug) :

• Bzhedug чъʰу ↔ цу in Temirgoy:

Phonological Shifts

The Voiceless velar fricative [] becomes the aspirated Voiceless velar plosive [] (like English c in car, cup, cop, or curse) after the Voiceless postalveolar fricative []. In this environment, the velar fricative undergoes hardening to become a plosive. This change only occurred in some Abzakh sub-dialects and in Bzhedug dialects. This should not be confused with the palatalized (like English c in camera, cannon, or cow).

Grammar

Noun instrumental case

In the instrumental case the noun has the suffix мджэ (-md͡ʒa) or -джэ (-d͡ʒa) unlike other dialects (e.g. Abzakh, Temirgoy and Standard Kabardian) that has the suffix -мкIэ (-mt͡ʃʼa) or -кIэ (-t͡ʃʼa) :

• Bzhedug dialect: КIалэр Адыгэбзэджэ мэгущаIэ ↔ Standard: КIалэр АдыгэбзэкIэ мэгущыIэ – "The boy speaks (using) Adyghe language".
• Bzhedug dialect: Къэлэмымджэ сэтхэ ↔ Standard: КъэлэмымкIэ сэтхэ – "I write (using) with the pencil".

Future tense Suffix ~т (~t)

In this dialect the future tense suffix is ~эт (~at) and in some cases ~ыт (~ət) unlike standard Adyghe (Temirgoy) that has the Suffix ~щт (~ɕt).

Location

Vocabulary

Unique words

Sample text

The North Wind and the Sun, written in Bzhedug:

See also

• Hakuchi Adyghe dialect
• Kfar Kama Adyghe dialect
• Shapsug Adyghe dialect
• Abzakh Adyghe dialect
• Baslaney dialect

External links

• A song in Bzhedug dialect (Emizh Nurbi – Come Home in peace)
• A song in Bzhedug dialect (Emizh Nurbi – I want you)

References

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