The Besleney Kabardian dialect (
Adyghe: Беслъэнеибзэ, Besłæneibzæ [bejsɬanejəbza]) is one of the East Circassian dialects and usually considered a dialect of
Kabardian. However, because the Besleney tribe lived at the center of
Circassia, the Besleney dialect also shares a large number of features with dialects of
Western Circassian.
Phonology
Palatalized velar stops
Like some other Kabardian dialects, the Besleney dialect has a palatalized
voiced velar stop[ɡʲ]⟨гь⟩, a palatalized
voiceless velar stop[kʲ]⟨кь⟩ and a palatalized
velar ejective[kʲʼ]⟨кӏь⟩ that were merged with дж [
d͡ʒ], ч [
t͡ʃ] and кӏ [
t͡ʃʼ] in most Circassian dialects.[1]
Besleney гь [
ɡʲ] became дж [
d͡ʒ] in other dialects:
The Besleney Kabardian dialect (
Adyghe: Беслъэнеибзэ, Besłæneibzæ [bejsɬanejəbza]) is one of the East Circassian dialects and usually considered a dialect of
Kabardian. However, because the Besleney tribe lived at the center of
Circassia, the Besleney dialect also shares a large number of features with dialects of
Western Circassian.
Phonology
Palatalized velar stops
Like some other Kabardian dialects, the Besleney dialect has a palatalized
voiced velar stop[ɡʲ]⟨гь⟩, a palatalized
voiceless velar stop[kʲ]⟨кь⟩ and a palatalized
velar ejective[kʲʼ]⟨кӏь⟩ that were merged with дж [
d͡ʒ], ч [
t͡ʃ] and кӏ [
t͡ʃʼ] in most Circassian dialects.[1]
Besleney гь [
ɡʲ] became дж [
d͡ʒ] in other dialects: