The Bzhedug dialect (
Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъубзэ) is a dialect of
Adyghe.[1] 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 [
n], м [
m] and р [
r] are dropped and are not pronounced.[2]
The consonant м [
m] is dropped before
bilabialstops б [
b], п [
p], пI [
pʼ] :
In the Bzhedug dialect (Like the
Shapsug dialect) there exist a series of
aspirated consonants (/pʰ/ /tʰ/ /ʃʰ/ /t͡sʰ/ /t͡ʃʰ/ /t͡ʂʰ/ /t͡ɕʰʷ/ /kʰʷ/ /qʰ/ /qʰʷ/) that became
plain consonants in other dialects :
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).
The Bzhedug dialect (
Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъубзэ) is a dialect of
Adyghe.[1] 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 [
n], м [
m] and р [
r] are dropped and are not pronounced.[2]
The consonant м [
m] is dropped before
bilabialstops б [
b], п [
p], пI [
pʼ] :
In the Bzhedug dialect (Like the
Shapsug dialect) there exist a series of
aspirated consonants (/pʰ/ /tʰ/ /ʃʰ/ /t͡sʰ/ /t͡ʃʰ/ /t͡ʂʰ/ /t͡ɕʰʷ/ /kʰʷ/ /qʰ/ /qʰʷ/) that became
plain consonants in other dialects :
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).