Russian and Abkhaz Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
Russia
Abkhazia
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Caucasian languages
Russian and Abkhaz as Minority Language
In Russian and Abkhaz speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Abkhaz as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Abkhaz as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Russian and Abkhaz dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Abkhaz Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Abkhaz Regulators
Russian and Abkhaz speaking countries provide you Russian and Abkhaz regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Abkhaz is not regulated. Also get to learn, Russian and Abkhaz Language History.
Russian and Abkhaz Continents
Thinking about Russian and Abkhaz continents in which Russian and Abkhaz speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Abkhaz. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Abkhaz speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Abkhaz languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Abkhaz Interesting Facts:
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Adyghe language, Abaza language and derived from Caucasian languages.