Shapsug dialect

{{Infobox language

| name = Shapsug Adyghe

| states = Republic of Adygea, Turkey, Israel (Kfar Kama), Jordan

| speakers = 14,000

| familycolor = Caucasian

| fam1 = Northwest Caucasian

| fam2 = Circassian

| fam3 = Adyghe

| isoexception = dialect

| glotto = shap1240

| glottorefname = Shapsug

| ethnicity = Shapsugs

| nativename = {{lang|ady|шапсыгъабзэ}}

| script = Cyrillic script (historically)

| date = 2010

| fam4 = Black Sea coast dialects

}}

The Shapsug dialect ({{langx|ady|Шапсыгъабзэ}}; {{langx|kbd|Шапсыгъэбзэ}}) is a dialect of Adyghe.[http://lacito.vjf.cnrs.fr/archivage/languages/Shapsug.htm Shapsoug dialect] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228042439/http://lacito.vjf.cnrs.fr/archivage/languages/Shapsug.htm |date=2010-12-28 }} {{in lang|fr}} The Shapsug dialect is spoken by the Shapsugs, which are one of the largest Circassian population in the diaspora outside Republic of Adygea, alongside Abzakhs. The Shapsug dialect is very similar to the Natukhai dialect and together, they make the Black Sea coast dialects of Adyghe. The Shapsug dialect consists of three main sub dialects: Great Shapsug (North Shapsug), Small Shapsug (South Shapsug) and Hakuchi. The Shapsug dialect is best known as the dialect with palatalized velar stops.

Subdialects

File:AdygheBlackSeaCoastDialects.jpg

The Black Sea coast dialects
Natukhai dialect ({{langx|ady|Нэтӏхъуаджэбзэ}})
Shapsug dialect ({{langx|ady|Шапсыгъабзэ}})
North Shapsugs, Great Shapsugs, Kuban Shapsugs dialect (Шапсыгъэ шху).
Kfar Kama dialect (Кфар Камэм ишапсыгъэбзэ): Shapsug dialect spoken by the villagers of Kfar Kama in Israel.
South Shapsugs, Small Shapsugs, Coastal Shapsugs Black Sea Shapsugs (Шапсыгъэ-цӏыкӏу) dialect.
Hakuchi dialect (ХьакӀуцубзэ, Къарацхаибзэ)

Phonology

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colspan="2" \| Nasal \| {{IPA link\|m}} \| {{IPA link\|n}} \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
colspan="2" \| Approximant \| \| \| \| {{IPA link\|l}} \| \| \| {{IPA link\|j}} \| \| \| {{IPA link\|w}} \| \| \| \| \| \|
colspan="2" \| Trill \| \| {{IPA link\|r}} \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|

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! rowspan="2" | Labial

! colspan="3" | Alveolar

! colspan="2" | Post-alveolar

! rowspan="2" | Alveolo-
palatal

! rowspan="2" | Retroflex

! colspan="3" | Velar

! colspan="2" | Uvular

! rowspan="2" | Pharyngeal

! colspan="2" | Glottal

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rowspan="3" | Plosive

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| {{IPA link|tʼ}}

| {{IPA link|tʷʼ}}

| {{IPA link|kʷʼ}}

| {{IPA link|kʲʼ}}

rowspan="3" | Affricate

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| {{IPA link|t͡s}}

| {{IPA link|t͡ʃ}}

| {{IPA link|t͡ʃʷ}}

| {{IPA link|d͡z}}

| {{IPA link|d͡ʒ}}

| {{IPA link|t͡sʼ}}

| {{IPA link|t͡ʃʼ}}

rowspan="3" | Fricative

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| {{IPA link|f}}

| {{IPA link|s}}

| {{IPA link|ɬ}}

| {{IPA link|ʃ}}

| {{IPA link|ʃʷ}}

| {{IPA link|ɕ}}

| {{IPA link|ʂ}}

| {{IPA link|x}}~{{IPA link|h̪͆}}

| {{IPA link|χ}}

| {{IPA link|χʷ}}

| {{IPA link|ħ}}

| {{IPA link|z}}

| {{IPA link|ʒ}}

| {{IPA link|ʒʷ}}

| {{IPA link|ʑ}}

| {{IPA link|ʐ}}

| {{IPA link|ɣ}}

| {{IPA link|ʁ}}

| {{IPA link|ʁʷ}}

| {{IPA link|sʼ}}

| {{IPA link|ɬʼ}}

| {{IPA link|ʃʼ}}

| {{IPA link|ʃʷʼ}}

colspan="2" | Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

| {{IPA link|n}}

colspan="2" | Approximant

| {{IPA link|l}}

| {{IPA link|j}}

| {{IPA link|w}}

colspan="2" | Trill

| {{IPA link|r}}

=Palatalized velar stops=

In the Shapsug and Natukhai dialects there is a palatalized voiced velar stop {{IPA|[ɡʲ]}} {{angle bracket|гь}}, a palatalized voiceless velar stop {{IPA|[kʲ]}} {{angle bracket|кь}} and a palatalized velar ejective {{IPA|[kʲʼ]}} {{angle bracket|кӏь}} that were merged with дж {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}}, ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}} and кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} in most Adyghe dialects.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055635/http://adygeya-republic.info/adyghe-language/detalno/foneticheskie-izmenenija-soglasnykh/palatalizacija-smjagchenie-i-affrikatizacija-soglasnykh/ Палатализация (смягчение) и аффрикатизация согласных] {{in lang|ru}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055635/http://adygeya-republic.info/adyghe-language/detalno/soglasnye-bukvy/smychnye-soglasnye/perednejazychnye-mjagkie-shipjashchie-affrikaty-dzh-ch-k1/ Переднеязычные мягкие шипящие аффрикаты дж, ч, к1] {{in lang|ru}}[https://www.academia.edu/1888554/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B2_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D1%81_%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8_%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2 Консонантная система уляпского говора в сопоставлении с аналогами других диалектов адыгских языков] {{in lang|ru}}{{sfn|NUP|1996|p=11}} The Shapsug dialect also has ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}}, дж {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}} and кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} in words like чэмы "cow", джэмышх "spoon" and кӏалэ "boy".

Shapsug гь {{IPAblink|ɡ|ɡʲ}} became дж {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}} in other dialects:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
shirt \| гьанэ \| ɡʲaːna \| джанэ \| dʒaːna \| джанэ \| dʒaːna
pants \| гъошэгь \| ʁʷaʃaɡʲ \| гъончэдж \| ʁʷant͡ʃad͡ʒ \| гъуэншэдж \| ʁʷanʃad͡ʒ
now \| гьы \| ɡʲə \| джы \| dʒə \| джы \| dʒə
fur coat \| гьэдыгу \| ɡʲadəɡʷ \| джэдыгу \| dʒadəɡʷ \| джэдыгу \| dʒadəɡʷ
to study to read \| егьэн \| jaɡʲan \| еджэн \| jadʒan \| еджэн \| jadʒan
game \| гьэгу \| ɡʲagʷ \| джэгу \| d͡ʒagʷ \| джэгу \| d͡ʒagʷ
bitter \| дыгьы \| dəɡʲə \| дыджы \| dəd͡ʒə \| дыдж \| dəd͡ʒ
sick \| сымагьэ \| səmaːɡʲa \| сымаджэ \| səmaːd͡ʒa \| сымаджэ \| səmaːd͡ʒa
bold \| шъхьэгьашъо \| ʂħaɡʲaːʃʷa \| шъхьэджашъо \| ʂħad͡ʒaːʃʷa \| \|
evil \| бзагьэ \| bzaːɡʲa \| бзаджэ \| bzaːd͡ʒa \| бзаджэ \| bzaːd͡ʒa
that's it \| гьары \| ɡʲaːrə \| джары \| d͡ʒaːrə \| джары \| d͡ʒaːrə
noon \| щэгьагъо \| ɕaɡʲaːʁʷa \| щэджагъо \| ɕad͡ʒaːʁʷa \| шэджагъуэ \| ʃad͡ʒaːʁʷa
infidel \| гьаур \| ɡʲaːwər \| джаур \| d͡ʒaːwər \| джаур \| d͡ʒaːwər
to stand up \| тэгьын \| taɡʲən \| тэджын \| tad͡ʒən \| тэджын \| tad͡ʒən
dance \| угь \| wəɡʲ \| удж \| wəd͡ʒ \| удж \| wəd͡ʒ

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

shirt

| гьанэ

| ɡʲaːna

| джанэ

| dʒaːna

| джанэ

| dʒaːna

pants

| гъошэгь

| ʁʷaʃaɡʲ

| гъончэдж

| ʁʷant͡ʃad͡ʒ

| гъуэншэдж

| ʁʷanʃad͡ʒ

now

| гьы

| ɡʲə

| джы

| dʒə

| джы

| dʒə

fur coat

| гьэдыгу

| ɡʲadəɡʷ

| джэдыгу

| dʒadəɡʷ

| джэдыгу

| dʒadəɡʷ

to study
to read

| егьэн

| jaɡʲan

| еджэн

| jadʒan

| еджэн

| jadʒan

game

| гьэгу

| ɡʲagʷ

| джэгу

| d͡ʒagʷ

| джэгу

| d͡ʒagʷ

bitter

| дыгьы

| dəɡʲə

| дыджы

| dəd͡ʒə

| дыдж

| dəd͡ʒ

sick

| сымагьэ

| səmaːɡʲa

| сымаджэ

| səmaːd͡ʒa

| сымаджэ

| səmaːd͡ʒa

bold

| шъхьэгьашъо

| ʂħaɡʲaːʃʷa

| шъхьэджашъо

| ʂħad͡ʒaːʃʷa

evil

| бзагьэ

| bzaːɡʲa

| бзаджэ

| bzaːd͡ʒa

| бзаджэ

| bzaːd͡ʒa

that's it

| гьары

| ɡʲaːrə

| джары

| d͡ʒaːrə

| джары

| d͡ʒaːrə

noon

| щэгьагъо

| ɕaɡʲaːʁʷa

| щэджагъо

| ɕad͡ʒaːʁʷa

| шэджагъуэ

| ʃad͡ʒaːʁʷa

infidel

| гьаур

| ɡʲaːwər

| джаур

| d͡ʒaːwər

| джаур

| d͡ʒaːwər

to stand up

| тэгьын

| taɡʲən

| тэджын

| tad͡ʒən

| тэджын

| tad͡ʒən

dance

| угь

| wəɡʲ

| удж

| wəd͡ʒ

| удж

| wəd͡ʒ

Shapsug кь {{IPAblink|k|kʲ}} became ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}} in other dialects:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
sword \| кьатэ \| kʲaːta \| чатэ \| t͡ʃaːta \| джатэ \| d͡ʒaːta
throat \| кьый \| kʲəj \| чый \| t͡ʃəj \| чий \| t͡ʃəj
chicken \| кьэт \| kʲat \| чэты \| t͡ʃatə \| джэд \| d͡ʒad
chick \| кьэтжъые \| kʲatʐəja \| чэтыжъые \| t͡ʃatəʐəja \| джэджьей \| d͡ʒadʑej
cat \| кьэтыу \| kʲatəw \| чэтыу \| t͡ʃatəw \| джэдыу \| d͡ʒadəw
glass \| апкь \| ʔaːpkʲ \| апч \| ʔaːpt͡ʃ \| абдж \| ʔaːbd͡ʒ
brushwood \| кьы \| kʲə \| чы \| t͡ʃə \| чы \| t͡ʃə
crack \| кьэ \| kʲa \| чэ \| t͡ʃa \| чэ \| t͡ʃa
to crack \| кьэн \| kʲən \| чэн \| t͡ʃən \| чэн \| t͡ʃən
shop \| тукьан \| təkʲaːn \| тучан \| tət͡ʃaːn \| тучан \| tət͡ʃaːn
goatling \| кьэцӏы \| kʲat͡sʼə \| чэцӏы \| t͡ʃat͡sʼə \| \|
gate \| кьэупчъ \| kʲawəpt͡ɕ \| чэупчъ \| t͡ʃawəpt͡ʂ \| чоубжэ \| t͡ʃawbdʒa
marriage \| нэкьыхь \| nakʲəħ \| нэчыхь \| nat͡ʃəħ \| нэчыхь \| nat͡ʃəħ
cheerful \| кьэфы \| kʲafə \| чэфы \| t͡ʃafə \| джэху \| d͡ʒaxʷ
hovel \| кьыл \| kʲəl \| чыл \| t͡ʃəɮ \| чыл \| t͡ʃəɮ
humming top \| кьынэ \| kʲəna \| чынэ \| t͡ʃəna \| чын \| t͡ʃən
to spin \| гъэкьэрэзын \| ʁakʲarazən \| гъэчэрэзын \| ʁat͡ʃrazən \| гъэджэрэзын \| ʁad͡ʒarazən
to pick (fruit) \| пыкьын \| pəkʲən \| пычын \| pət͡ʃən \| пычын \| pət͡ʃən
to tear (paper) \| кьэтхъэн \| kʲatχan \| чэтхъэн \| t͡ʃatχan \| зэфӏэтхъын \| zafʼatχən

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

sword

| кьатэ

| kʲaːta

| чатэ

| t͡ʃaːta

| джатэ

| d͡ʒaːta

throat

| кьый

| kʲəj

| чый

| t͡ʃəj

| чий

| t͡ʃəj

chicken

| кьэт

| kʲat

| чэты

| t͡ʃatə

| джэд

| d͡ʒad

chick

| кьэтжъые

| kʲatʐəja

| чэтыжъые

| t͡ʃatəʐəja

| джэджьей

| d͡ʒadʑej

cat

| кьэтыу

| kʲatəw

| чэтыу

| t͡ʃatəw

| джэдыу

| d͡ʒadəw

glass

| апкь

| ʔaːpkʲ

| апч

| ʔaːpt͡ʃ

| абдж

| ʔaːbd͡ʒ

brushwood

| кьы

| kʲə

| чы

| t͡ʃə

| чы

| t͡ʃə

crack

| кьэ

| kʲa

| чэ

| t͡ʃa

| чэ

| t͡ʃa

to crack

| кьэн

| kʲən

| чэн

| t͡ʃən

| чэн

| t͡ʃən

shop

| тукьан

| təkʲaːn

| тучан

| tət͡ʃaːn

| тучан

| tət͡ʃaːn

goatling

| кьэцӏы

| kʲat͡sʼə

| чэцӏы

| t͡ʃat͡sʼə

gate

| кьэупчъ

| kʲawəpt͡ɕ

| чэупчъ

| t͡ʃawəpt͡ʂ

| чоубжэ

| t͡ʃawbdʒa

marriage

| нэкьыхь

| nakʲəħ

| нэчыхь

| nat͡ʃəħ

| нэчыхь

| nat͡ʃəħ

cheerful

| кьэфы

| kʲafə

| чэфы

| t͡ʃafə

| джэху

| d͡ʒaxʷ

hovel

| кьыл

| kʲəl

| чыл

| t͡ʃəɮ

| чыл

| t͡ʃəɮ

humming top

| кьынэ

| kʲəna

| чынэ

| t͡ʃəna

| чын

| t͡ʃən

to spin

| гъэкьэрэзын

| ʁakʲarazən

| гъэчэрэзын

| ʁat͡ʃrazən

| гъэджэрэзын

| ʁad͡ʒarazən

to pick (fruit)

| пыкьын

| pəkʲən

| пычын

| pət͡ʃən

| пычын

| pət͡ʃən

to tear (paper)

| кьэтхъэн

| kʲatχan

| чэтхъэн

| t͡ʃatχan

| зэфӏэтхъын

| zafʼatχən

Shapsug кӏь {{IPAblink|kʼ|kʲʼ}} became кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} in other dialects:

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
tail \| кӏьэ \| kʲʼa \| кӏэ \| t͡ʃʼa \| кӏэ \| t͡ʃʼa
egg \| кӏьакӏьэ \| kʲʼaːkʲʼa \| кӏэнкӏэ \| t͡ʃʼant͡ʃʼa \| джэдыкӏэ \| d͡ʒadət͡ʃʼa
skirt \| кӏьэпхын \| kʲʼapxən \| кӏэпхын \| t͡ʃʼapxən \| кӏэпхын \| t͡ʃʼapxən
Temirgoy \| кӏьэмгуе \| kʲʼamɡʷəja \| кӏэмгуе \| t͡ʃʼamɡʷəja \| кӏэмгуе \| t͡ʃʼamɡʷəja
smithy \| кӏьыщ \| kʲʼəɕ \| кӏыщ \| t͡ʃʼəɕ \| кӏыщ \| t͡ʃʼəɕ
ceiling \| кӏьашъо \| kʲʼaːʃʷa \| кӏашъо \| t͡ʃʼaːʃʷa \| кӏафэ \| t͡ʃʼaːfa
rope \| кӏьапсэ \| kʲʼaːpsa \| кӏапсэ \| t͡ʃʼaːpsa \| кӏапсэ \| t͡ʃʼaːpsa
edge \| цакӏьэ \| t͡saːkʲʼa \| цакӏэ \| t͡saːt͡ʃʼa \| дзакӏэ \| d͡zaːt͡ʃʼa
to scream \| кӏьыин \| kʲʼəjən \| кӏыин \| t͡ʃʼəjən \| кӏыин \| t͡ʃʼəjən
gun \| кӏьэрахъо \| kʲʼaraːχʷa \| кӏэрахъо \| t͡ʃʼaraːχʷa \| кӏэрахъуэ \| t͡ʃʼaraːχʷa
long \| кӏьэхьы \| kʲʼaħə \| кӏыхьэ \| t͡ʃʼəħa \| кӏыхь \| t͡ʃʼəħ
short \| кӏьако \| kʲʼaːkʷa \| кӏако \| t͡ʃʼaːkʷa \| кӏагуэ \| t͡ʃʼaːɡʷa
to kill \| укӏьын \| wkʲʼən \| укӏын \| wt͡ʃʼən \| укӏын \| wt͡ʃʼən
to move away \| ӏукӏьын \| ʔʷəkʲʼən \| ӏукӏын \| ʔʷət͡ʃʼən \| ӏукӏын \| ʔʷət͡ʃʼən
key \| ӏукӏьыбзэ \| ʔʷəkʲʼəbza \| ӏункӏыбзэ \| ʔʷənt͡ʃʼəbza \| ӏункӏыбз \| ʔʷənt͡ʃʼəbz
day after tomorrow \| нэущымыщкӏь \| nawɕəməʃkʲʼ \| неущымыкӏ \| najwɕəmət͡ʃʼ \| пщэдей \| pɕadaj
to wink \| енэкӏьэон \| janakʲʼawan \| енэкӏэон \| janat͡ʃʼawan \| енэкӏэуэн \| janat͡ʃʼawan
beard \| жакӏьэ \| ʒaːkʲʼa \| жакӏэ \| ʒaːt͡ʃʼa \| жьакӏэ \| ʑaːt͡ʃʼa
poor \| тхьэмыщкӏь \| tħaməɕkʲʼ \| тхьамыкӏ \| tħaːmət͡ʃʼ \| тхьэмыщкӏэ \| tħaməɕt͡ʃʼa
to be ashamed \| укӏьытэн \| wəkʲʼətan \| укӏытэн \| wət͡ʃʼətan \| укӏытэн \| wət͡ʃʼətan

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

tail

| кӏьэ

| kʲʼa

| кӏэ

| t͡ʃʼa

| кӏэ

| t͡ʃʼa

egg

| кӏьакӏьэ

| kʲʼaːkʲʼa

| кӏэнкӏэ

| t͡ʃʼant͡ʃʼa

| джэдыкӏэ

| d͡ʒadət͡ʃʼa

skirt

| кӏьэпхын

| kʲʼapxən

| кӏэпхын

| t͡ʃʼapxən

| кӏэпхын

| t͡ʃʼapxən

Temirgoy

| кӏьэмгуе

| kʲʼamɡʷəja

| кӏэмгуе

| t͡ʃʼamɡʷəja

| кӏэмгуе

| t͡ʃʼamɡʷəja

smithy

| кӏьыщ

| kʲʼəɕ

| кӏыщ

| t͡ʃʼəɕ

| кӏыщ

| t͡ʃʼəɕ

ceiling

| кӏьашъо

| kʲʼaːʃʷa

| кӏашъо

| t͡ʃʼaːʃʷa

| кӏафэ

| t͡ʃʼaːfa

rope

| кӏьапсэ

| kʲʼaːpsa

| кӏапсэ

| t͡ʃʼaːpsa

| кӏапсэ

| t͡ʃʼaːpsa

edge

| цакӏьэ

| t͡saːkʲʼa

| цакӏэ

| t͡saːt͡ʃʼa

| дзакӏэ

| d͡zaːt͡ʃʼa

to scream

| кӏьыин

| kʲʼəjən

| кӏыин

| t͡ʃʼəjən

| кӏыин

| t͡ʃʼəjən

gun

| кӏьэрахъо

| kʲʼaraːχʷa

| кӏэрахъо

| t͡ʃʼaraːχʷa

| кӏэрахъуэ

| t͡ʃʼaraːχʷa

long

| кӏьэхьы

| kʲʼaħə

| кӏыхьэ

| t͡ʃʼəħa

| кӏыхь

| t͡ʃʼəħ

short

| кӏьако

| kʲʼaːkʷa

| кӏако

| t͡ʃʼaːkʷa

| кӏагуэ

| t͡ʃʼaːɡʷa

to kill

| укӏьын

| wkʲʼən

| укӏын

| wt͡ʃʼən

| укӏын

| wt͡ʃʼən

to move away

| ӏукӏьын

| ʔʷəkʲʼən

| ӏукӏын

| ʔʷət͡ʃʼən

| ӏукӏын

| ʔʷət͡ʃʼən

key

| ӏукӏьыбзэ

| ʔʷəkʲʼəbza

| ӏункӏыбзэ

| ʔʷənt͡ʃʼəbza

| ӏункӏыбз

| ʔʷənt͡ʃʼəbz

day after tomorrow

| нэущымыщкӏь

| nawɕəməʃkʲʼ

| неущымыкӏ

| najwɕəmət͡ʃʼ

| пщэдей

| pɕadaj

to wink

| енэкӏьэон

| janakʲʼawan

| енэкӏэон

| janat͡ʃʼawan

| енэкӏэуэн

| janat͡ʃʼawan

beard

| жакӏьэ

| ʒaːkʲʼa

| жакӏэ

| ʒaːt͡ʃʼa

| жьакӏэ

| ʑaːt͡ʃʼa

poor

| тхьэмыщкӏь

| tħaməɕkʲʼ

| тхьамыкӏ

| tħaːmət͡ʃʼ

| тхьэмыщкӏэ

| tħaməɕt͡ʃʼa

to be ashamed

| укӏьытэн

| wəkʲʼətan

| укӏытэн

| wət͡ʃʼətan

| укӏытэн

| wət͡ʃʼətan

=Retroflex affricates=

The retroflex affricate consonants чъ {{IPAblink|ʈʂ}} and чӏ {{IPAblink|ʈʂʼ}} (that exist in Chemguy and Bzhedug dialects) merged with the palato-alveolar affricate consonants ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}} and кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} in the Shapsug and Natukhai dialects.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055635/http://adygeya-republic.info/adyghe-language/detalno/soglasnye-bukvy/smychnye-soglasnye/perednejazychnye-tverdye-shipjashchie-affrikaty-dzh-ch-ch1/ Переднеязычные твердые шипящие аффрикаты дж, чъ, ч1] {{in lang|ru}}

Chemguy чъ {{IPAblink|ʈʂ}} became ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}} in Shapsug :

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
tree \| чыг \| t͡ʃəɣ \| чъыгы \| ʈʂəɣə \| жыг \| ʒəɣ
to sleep \| чыен \| t͡ʃəjan \| чъыен \| ʈʂəjan \| жыен \| ʒəjan
cold \| чыӏэ \| t͡ʃəʔa \| чъыӏэ \| ʈʂəʔa \| щӏыӏэ \| ɕʼəʔa
to run \| чэн \| t͡ʃan \| чъэн \| ʈʂan \| жэн \| ʒan
to run down \| ечэхын \| jat͡ʃaxən \| ечъэхын \| jaʈʂaxən \| ежэхын \| jaʒaxən
goat \| ачэ \| aːt͡ʃa \| ачъэ \| aːʈʂa \| ажэ \| aːʒa
number \| пчагъэ \| pt͡ʃaːʁa \| пчъагъэ \| pʈʂaːʁa \| бжагъэ \| bʒaːʁa
door \| пчэ \| pt͡ʃa \| пчъэ \| pʈʂa \| бжэ \| bʒa
door handle \| пчэпсы \| pt͡ʃapsə \| пчъэпсы \| pʈʂapsə \| бжэпсы \| bʒapsə

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

tree

| чыг

| t͡ʃəɣ

| чъыгы

| ʈʂəɣə

| жыг

| ʒəɣ

to sleep

| чыен

| t͡ʃəjan

| чъыен

| ʈʂəjan

| жыен

| ʒəjan

cold

| чыӏэ

| t͡ʃəʔa

| чъыӏэ

| ʈʂəʔa

| щӏыӏэ

| ɕʼəʔa

to run

| чэн

| t͡ʃan

| чъэн

| ʈʂan

| жэн

| ʒan

to run down

| ечэхын

| jat͡ʃaxən

| ечъэхын

| jaʈʂaxən

| ежэхын

| jaʒaxən

goat

| ачэ

| aːt͡ʃa

| ачъэ

| aːʈʂa

| ажэ

| aːʒa

number

| пчагъэ

| pt͡ʃaːʁa

| пчъагъэ

| pʈʂaːʁa

| бжагъэ

| bʒaːʁa

door

| пчэ

| pt͡ʃa

| пчъэ

| pʈʂa

| бжэ

| bʒa

door handle

| пчэпсы

| pt͡ʃapsə

| пчъэпсы

| pʈʂapsə

| бжэпсы

| bʒapsə

Chemguy чӏ {{IPAblink|ʈʂʼ}} became кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} in Shapsug :

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
stands under \| кӏэт \| t͡ʃʼat \| чӏэт \| ʈʂʼat \| щӏэт \| ɕʼat
sits under \| кӏэс \| t͡ʃʼas \| чӏэс \| ʈʂʼas \| щӏэс \| ɕʼas
lies under \| кӏэлъ \| t͡ʃʼaɬ \| чӏэлъ \| ʈʂʼaɬ \| щӏэлъ \| ɕʼaɬ
area \| кӏыпӏэ \| t͡ʃʼəpʼa \| чӏыпӏэ \| ʈʂʼəpʼa \| щӏыпӏэ \| ɕʼəpʼa
debt \| кӏыфэ \| t͡ʃʼəfa \| чӏыфэ \| ʈʂʼəfa \| щӏыхуэ \| ɕʼəxʷa
earth \| кӏыгу \| t͡ʃʼəɡʷ \| чӏыгу \| ʈʂʼəɡʷ \| щӏыгу \| ɕʼəɡʷ
bottom \| кӏэ \| t͡ʃʼa \| чӏэ \| ʈʂʼa \| щӏэ \| ɕʼa
strong, force \| кӏуакӏэ \| kʷʼaːt͡ʃʼa \| кӏуачӏэ \| kʷʼaːʈʂʼa \| кӏуащӏэ \| kʷʼaːɕʼa
iron \| гъукӏы \| ʁʷət͡ʃʼə \| гъучӏы \| ʁʷəʈʂʼə \| гъущӏы \| ʁʷəɕʼə
daw \| къуакӏэ \| qʷaːt͡ʃʼa \| къуанчӏэ \| qʷaːnʈʂʼa \| къуанщӏэ \| qʷaːnɕʼa
bumblebee \| кӏыбжь \| t͡ʃʼəbʑ \| чӏыбжь \| ʈʂʼəbʑ \| щӏыбжь \| ɕʼəbʑ
badger \| кӏыкъо \| t͡ʃʼəqʷa \| чӏыкъу \| ʈʂʼəqʷ \| щӏыкъу \| ɕʼəqʷ
dark \| кӏапсӏэ \| t͡ʃʼaːpsʼa \| чӏапцӏэ \| ʈʂʼaːpt͡sʼa \| щӏапцӏэ \| ɕʼaːpt͡sʼa
to ask \| упкӏэн \| wəpt͡ʃʼan \| упчӏэн \| wəpʈʂʼan \| упщӏэн \| wəpɕʼan
gem, jewel \| мыкӏы \| mət͡ʃʼə \| мычӏы \| məʈʂʼə \| мыщӏы \| məɕʼə
clew \| хъукӏанэ \| χʷət͡ʃʼaːna \| хъучӏанэ \| χʷəʈʂʼaːna \| хъущӏанэ \| χʷəɕʼaːna
to bury \| кӏэтӏэн \| t͡ʃʼatʼan \| чӏэтӏэн \| ʈʂʼatʼan \| щӏэтӏэн \| ɕʼatʼan

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

stands under

| кӏэт

| t͡ʃʼat

| чӏэт

| ʈʂʼat

| щӏэт

| ɕʼat

sits under

| кӏэс

| t͡ʃʼas

| чӏэс

| ʈʂʼas

| щӏэс

| ɕʼas

lies under

| кӏэлъ

| t͡ʃʼaɬ

| чӏэлъ

| ʈʂʼaɬ

| щӏэлъ

| ɕʼaɬ

area

| кӏыпӏэ

| t͡ʃʼəpʼa

| чӏыпӏэ

| ʈʂʼəpʼa

| щӏыпӏэ

| ɕʼəpʼa

debt

| кӏыфэ

| t͡ʃʼəfa

| чӏыфэ

| ʈʂʼəfa

| щӏыхуэ

| ɕʼəxʷa

earth

| кӏыгу

| t͡ʃʼəɡʷ

| чӏыгу

| ʈʂʼəɡʷ

| щӏыгу

| ɕʼəɡʷ

bottom

| кӏэ

| t͡ʃʼa

| чӏэ

| ʈʂʼa

| щӏэ

| ɕʼa

strong, force

| кӏуакӏэ

| kʷʼaːt͡ʃʼa

| кӏуачӏэ

| kʷʼaːʈʂʼa

| кӏуащӏэ

| kʷʼaːɕʼa

iron

| гъукӏы

| ʁʷət͡ʃʼə

| гъучӏы

| ʁʷəʈʂʼə

| гъущӏы

| ʁʷəɕʼə

daw

| къуакӏэ

| qʷaːt͡ʃʼa

| къуанчӏэ

| qʷaːnʈʂʼa

| къуанщӏэ

| qʷaːnɕʼa

bumblebee

| кӏыбжь

| t͡ʃʼəbʑ

| чӏыбжь

| ʈʂʼəbʑ

| щӏыбжь

| ɕʼəbʑ

badger

| кӏыкъо

| t͡ʃʼəqʷa

| чӏыкъу

| ʈʂʼəqʷ

| щӏыкъу

| ɕʼəqʷ

dark

| кӏапсӏэ

| t͡ʃʼaːpsʼa

| чӏапцӏэ

| ʈʂʼaːpt͡sʼa

| щӏапцӏэ

| ɕʼaːpt͡sʼa

to ask

| упкӏэн

| wəpt͡ʃʼan

| упчӏэн

| wəpʈʂʼan

| упщӏэн

| wəpɕʼan

gem, jewel

| мыкӏы

| mət͡ʃʼə

| мычӏы

| məʈʂʼə

| мыщӏы

| məɕʼə

clew

| хъукӏанэ

| χʷət͡ʃʼaːna

| хъучӏанэ

| χʷəʈʂʼaːna

| хъущӏанэ

| χʷəɕʼaːna

to bury

| кӏэтӏэн

| t͡ʃʼatʼan

| чӏэтӏэн

| ʈʂʼatʼan

| щӏэтӏэн

| ɕʼatʼan

= Dropped consonants =

In the Great Shapsug dialect (Like Bzhedug dialect) in some cases the consonants н {{IPAblink|n}}, м {{IPAblink|m}} and р {{IPAblink|r}} are dropped and are not pronounced.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055635/http://adygeya-republic.info/adyghe-language/detalno/foneticheskie-izmenenija-soglasnykh/narashchenie-sonornykh-soglasnykh/ Наращение сонорных согласных] {{in lang|ru}}

The consonant м {{IPAblink|m}} is dropped before bilabial stops б {{IPAblink|b}}, п {{IPAblink|p}}, пӏ {{IPAblink|pʼ}} :

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
calm \| сабыр \| saːbər \| самбыр \| saːmbər \| самбыр \| saːmbər
Saturday \| шэбэт \| ʃabat \| шэмбэт \| ʃambat \| щэбэт \| ɕabat
finger \| ӏэпхъабэ \| ʔapχaːba \| ӏэхъуамбэ \| ʔaχʷaːmba \| ӏэпхъуамбэ \| ʔapχʷaːmba
toe \| лъэпхъабэ \| ɬapχaːba \| лъэхъуамбэ \| ɬaχʷaːmba \| лъэпхъуамбэ \| ɬapχʷaːmba
wide \| шъуабгъо \| ʃʷaːbʁʷa \| шъуамбгъо \| ʃʷaːmbʁʷa \| фабгъуэ \| faːbʁʷa
peel \| шъуапӏэ \| ʃʷaːpʼa \| шъуампӏэ \| ʃʷaːmpʼa \| фампӏэ \| faːmpʼa
board \| пхъэбгъу \| pχabʁʷ \| пхъэмбгъу \| pχambʁʷ \| пхъэбгъу \| pχabʁʷ
worm \| хьэблыу \| ħabləw \| хьамлыу \| ħaːmɮəw \| хьэмбылыу \| ħambəɮəw

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

calm

| сабыр

| saːbər

| самбыр

| saːmbər

| самбыр

| saːmbər

Saturday

| шэбэт

| ʃabat

| шэмбэт

| ʃambat

| щэбэт

| ɕabat

finger

| ӏэпхъабэ

| ʔapχaːba

| ӏэхъуамбэ

| ʔaχʷaːmba

| ӏэпхъуамбэ

| ʔapχʷaːmba

toe

| лъэпхъабэ

| ɬapχaːba

| лъэхъуамбэ

| ɬaχʷaːmba

| лъэпхъуамбэ

| ɬapχʷaːmba

wide

| шъуабгъо

| ʃʷaːbʁʷa

| шъуамбгъо

| ʃʷaːmbʁʷa

| фабгъуэ

| faːbʁʷa

peel

| шъуапӏэ

| ʃʷaːpʼa

| шъуампӏэ

| ʃʷaːmpʼa

| фампӏэ

| faːmpʼa

board

| пхъэбгъу

| pχabʁʷ

| пхъэмбгъу

| pχambʁʷ

| пхъэбгъу

| pχabʁʷ

worm

| хьэблыу

| ħabləw

| хьамлыу

| ħaːmɮəw

| хьэмбылыу

| ħambəɮəw

The consonant н {{IPAblink|n}} is dropped before postalveolar affricates дж {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}}, ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}}, кӏ {{IPAblink|t͡ʃʼ}} and before alveolar stops д {{IPAblink|d}}, т {{IPAblink|t}}, тӏ {{IPAblink|tʼ}} :

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
egg \| кӏьакӏьэ \| kʲʼaːkʲʼa \| кӏэнкӏэ \| t͡ʃant͡ʃa \| джэдыкӏэ \| d͡ʒadət͡ʃʼa
sweat \| пкӏатӏэ \| pt͡ʃʼaːtʼa \| пкӏантӏэ \| pt͡ʃʼaːntʼa \| пщӏантӏэ \| pɕʼaːntʼa
broom \| пхъэкӏыпхъэ \| pχat͡ʃʼəpχa \| пхъэнкӏыпхъэ \| pχant͡ʃʼəpχa \| жыхапхъэ \| ʒəxaːpχa
mud \| псыжъы \| psəʐə \| псынжъы \| psənʐə \| \|
flue pipe \| оджэкъ \| wad͡ʒaq \| онджэкъ \| wand͡ʒaq \| \|
rice \| пыдж \| pəd͡ʒ \| пындж \| pənd͡ʒ \| пынжь \| pənʑ
pillow \| шъхьатэ \| ʂħaːta \| шъхьантэ \| ʂħaːnta \| щхьэнтэ \| ɕħanta
bean \| гьэч \| ɡʲat͡ʃ \| джэнчы \| d͡ʒant͡ʃə \| джэш \| d͡ʒaʃ
pants \| гъочэгь \| ʁʷaʃaɡʲ \| гъончэдж \| ʁʷant͡ʃad͡ʒ \| гъуэншэдж \| ʁʷanʃad͡ʒ
fast \| псыкӏэ \| psət͡ʃʼa \| псынкӏэ \| psənt͡ʃʼa \| псынщӏэ \| psənɕʼa
shovel \| хьацэ \| ħaːt͡sa \| хьанцэ \| ħaːnt͡sa \| хьэнцэ \| ħant͡sa
blue \| шъухъуатӏэ \| ʃʷχʷaːtʼa \| шхъуантӏэ \| ʃχʷaːntʼa \| шхъуантӏэ \| ʃχʷaːntʼa
key \| ӏукӏьыбзэ \| ʔʷəkʲʼəbza \| ӏункӏыбзэ \| ʔʷənt͡ʃəbza \| ӏункӏыбзэ \| ʔʷənt͡ʃəbza
vein \| лъытфэ \| ɬətfa \| лъынтфэ \| ɬəntfa \| лъынтхуэ \| ɬəntxʷa
heavy \| отэгъу \| wataʁʷ \| онтэгъу \| wantaʁʷ \| уэндэгъу \| wandaʁʷ
knee \| лъэгуаджэ \| ɬaɡʷaːd͡ʒa \| лъэгуанджэ \| ɬaɡʷaːnd͡ʒa \| лъэгуажьэ \| ɬaɡʷaːʑa
butterfly \| хьэтӏрэпӏый \| ħatˈrapˈəj \| хьампIырашъу{{ref\|d\|1}} \| ħampˈəraːʃʷ \| хьэндырабгъуэ \| ħandəraːbʁʷa
noise \| жъот \| ʒʷat \| жъонт \| ʒʷant \| \|
peanuts \| чӏыдэ \| t͡ʃʼəda \| чӏындэ \| t͡ʃʼənda \| щӏыдэ \| ɕʼəda
wrong \| пхэдж \| pxad͡ʒ \| пхэндж \| pxand͡ʒ \| пхэнж \| pxandʒ
chair \| пхъэтӏэкӏу \| pχatʼakʷʼ \| пхъэнтӏэкӏу \| pχantʼakʷʼ \| пхъэнтӏэкӏу \| pχantʼakʷʼ
slim \| гъолагъэ \| ʁʷalaːʁa \| гъонлагъэ \| ʁʷanɮaːʁa \| - \| -
to crawl \| цӏэлъэн \| t͡sʼaɬan \| цӏэнлъэн \| t͡sʼanɬan \| - \| -
to loose \| лэлэн \| ɮaɮan \| лэнлэн \| ɮanɮan \| лэлэн \| ɮaɮan
to spit \| ужъутхэн \| wəʒʷətxan \| ужъунтхэн \| wəʒʷəntxan \| убжьытхэн \| wəbʑətxan
to load \| узэдын \| wəzadən \| узэндын \| wəzandən \| узэдын \| wəzadən
glue \| пцатхьэ \| pt͡saːtħa \| пцантхьэ \| pt͡saːntħa \| - \| -

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

egg

| кӏьакӏьэ

| kʲʼaːkʲʼa

| кӏэнкӏэ

| t͡ʃant͡ʃa

| джэдыкӏэ

| d͡ʒadət͡ʃʼa

sweat

| пкӏатӏэ

| pt͡ʃʼaːtʼa

| пкӏантӏэ

| pt͡ʃʼaːntʼa

| пщӏантӏэ

| pɕʼaːntʼa

broom

| пхъэкӏыпхъэ

| pχat͡ʃʼəpχa

| пхъэнкӏыпхъэ

| pχant͡ʃʼəpχa

| жыхапхъэ

| ʒəxaːpχa

mud

| псыжъы

| psəʐə

| псынжъы

| psənʐə

flue pipe

| оджэкъ

| wad͡ʒaq

| онджэкъ

| wand͡ʒaq

rice

| пыдж

| pəd͡ʒ

| пындж

| pənd͡ʒ

| пынжь

| pənʑ

pillow

| шъхьатэ

| ʂħaːta

| шъхьантэ

| ʂħaːnta

| щхьэнтэ

| ɕħanta

bean

| гьэч

| ɡʲat͡ʃ

| джэнчы

| d͡ʒant͡ʃə

| джэш

| d͡ʒaʃ

pants

| гъочэгь

| ʁʷaʃaɡʲ

| гъончэдж

| ʁʷant͡ʃad͡ʒ

| гъуэншэдж

| ʁʷanʃad͡ʒ

fast

| псыкӏэ

| psət͡ʃʼa

| псынкӏэ

| psənt͡ʃʼa

| псынщӏэ

| psənɕʼa

shovel

| хьацэ

| ħaːt͡sa

| хьанцэ

| ħaːnt͡sa

| хьэнцэ

| ħant͡sa

blue

| шъухъуатӏэ

| ʃʷχʷaːtʼa

| шхъуантӏэ

| ʃχʷaːntʼa

| шхъуантӏэ

| ʃχʷaːntʼa

key

| ӏукӏьыбзэ

| ʔʷəkʲʼəbza

| ӏункӏыбзэ

| ʔʷənt͡ʃəbza

| ӏункӏыбзэ

| ʔʷənt͡ʃəbza

vein

| лъытфэ

| ɬətfa

| лъынтфэ

| ɬəntfa

| лъынтхуэ

| ɬəntxʷa

heavy

| отэгъу

| wataʁʷ

| онтэгъу

| wantaʁʷ

| уэндэгъу

| wandaʁʷ

knee

| лъэгуаджэ

| ɬaɡʷaːd͡ʒa

| лъэгуанджэ

| ɬaɡʷaːnd͡ʒa

| лъэгуажьэ

| ɬaɡʷaːʑa

butterfly

| хьэтӏрэпӏый

| ħatˈrapˈəj

| хьампIырашъу{{ref|d|1}}

| ħampˈəraːʃʷ

| хьэндырабгъуэ

| ħandəraːbʁʷa

noise

| жъот

| ʒʷat

| жъонт

| ʒʷant

peanuts

| чӏыдэ

| t͡ʃʼəda

| чӏындэ

| t͡ʃʼənda

| щӏыдэ

| ɕʼəda

wrong

| пхэдж

| pxad͡ʒ

| пхэндж

| pxand͡ʒ

| пхэнж

| pxandʒ

chair

| пхъэтӏэкӏу

| pχatʼakʷʼ

| пхъэнтӏэкӏу

| pχantʼakʷʼ

| пхъэнтӏэкӏу

| pχantʼakʷʼ

slim

| гъолагъэ

| ʁʷalaːʁa

| гъонлагъэ

| ʁʷanɮaːʁa

| -

to crawl

| цӏэлъэн

| t͡sʼaɬan

| цӏэнлъэн

| t͡sʼanɬan

| -

to loose

| лэлэн

| ɮaɮan

| лэнлэн

| ɮanɮan

| лэлэн

| ɮaɮan

to spit

| ужъутхэн

| wəʒʷətxan

| ужъунтхэн

| wəʒʷəntxan

| убжьытхэн

| wəbʑətxan

to load

| узэдын

| wəzadən

| узэндын

| wəzandən

| узэдын

| wəzadən

glue

| пцатхьэ

| pt͡saːtħa

| пцантхьэ

| pt͡saːntħa

| -

Notes:

:{{note|d|1}}In other Adyghe dialects (ex. Abzakh), it is хьантIрэпIий or хьантIэрэпIий which is much similar to the Shapsug word.

The consonant р {{IPAblink|r}} is dropped before a voiceless alveolar stop т {{IPAblink|t}} :

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
corn \| натыф \| naːtəf \| натрыф \| naːtrəf \| нартыху \| naːrtəxʷ
Nart \| нат \| naːt \| нарт \| naːrt \| нарт \| naːrt
gender \| фыкъо \| fəqʷa \| фыркъо \| fərqʷa \| хукхъуэ \| xʷərqχʷa
marj \| мадж \| maːd͡ʒ \| мардж \| maːrd͡ʒ \| марж \| maːrʒ
to crush \| пӏытӏын \| pʼətʼən \| пӏыртӏын \| pʼərtʼən \| \|
to ripen \| тӏыгъон \| tʼəʁʷan \| тӏыргъон \| tʼərʁʷan \| тӏыгъуэн \| tʼəʁʷan
frog \| хьантӏыкъуакъу \| ħaːntʼəqʷaːqʷ \| хьантӏаркъу{{ref\|d\|2}} \| ħaːntʼarqʷ \| хьэндыркъуакъуэ \| ħandərqʷaːqʷa
scar \| тыкъо \| təqʷa \| тыркъо \| tərqʷa \| дыркъуэ \| dərqʷa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

corn

| натыф

| naːtəf

| натрыф

| naːtrəf

| нартыху

| naːrtəxʷ

Nart

| нат

| naːt

| нарт

| naːrt

| нарт

| naːrt

gender

| фыкъо

| fəqʷa

| фыркъо

| fərqʷa

| хукхъуэ

| xʷərqχʷa

marj

| мадж

| maːd͡ʒ

| мардж

| maːrd͡ʒ

| марж

| maːrʒ

to crush

| пӏытӏын

| pʼətʼən

| пӏыртӏын

| pʼərtʼən

to ripen

| тӏыгъон

| tʼəʁʷan

| тӏыргъон

| tʼərʁʷan

| тӏыгъуэн

| tʼəʁʷan

frog

| хьантӏыкъуакъу

| ħaːntʼəqʷaːqʷ

| хьантӏаркъу{{ref|d|2}}

| ħaːntʼarqʷ

| хьэндыркъуакъуэ

| ħandərqʷaːqʷa

scar

| тыкъо

| təqʷa

| тыркъо

| tərqʷa

| дыркъуэ

| dərqʷa

Notes:

:{{note|d|1}}In other Adyghe dialects (ex. Abzakh), it is хьантӏыркъуакъу which is much similar to the Shapsug and Kabardian word. In the Shapsug variant, the consonant consonant р {{IPAblink|r}} is dropped.

= Aspirated consonants=

In the Shapsug dialect (Like the Bzhedug dialect) there exist a series of aspirated consonants (/pʰ/ /tʰ/ /ʃʰ/ /t͡sʰ/ /t͡ʃʰ/ /t͡ʂʰ/ /t͡ɕʷʰ/ /kʲʰ/ /kʷʰ/ /qʰ/ /qʷʰ/) that became plain consonants in other dialects:{{Cite book |last= |url=http://apsnyteka.org/file/smeets_ubykh_circassian.pdf |title=Studia Caucasologica I |date=July 1986 |publisher=Norwegian University Press |editor-last=Thordarson |editor-first=Fridrik |format=PDF|ref={{harvid|NUP|1996}}}}

Shapsug пʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|pʰ}} ↔ п {{IPAblink|p}} in other dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
sharp	pʰaːpsʼa	пʰапсӏэ	paːpt͡sʼa	папцӏэ	paːpsʼa	paːpt͡sʼa
arrogant	{{audio-IPA\|пагэ.ogg\|pʰaːɣa \|help=no}}	пʰагэ	paːɣa	пагэ	paːɣa	пагэ
nose	{{audio-IPA\|пэ.ogg\|pʰa\|help=no}}	пʰэ	pa	пэ	pa	пэ

Shapsug тʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|tʰ}} ↔ т {{IPAblink|t}} in other dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
respect	{{audio-IPA\|пхъатэ.ogg\|pχaːtʰa\|help=no}}	пхъатʰэ	pχaːta	пхъатэ	-	-
to give	jatʰən	етʰын	jatən	етын	jatən	етын
to take	ʃtʰan	штʰэн	ʃtan	штэн	ɕtan	щтэн
on	tʰajt	тʰет	tajt	тет	tat	тет
smooth	t͡sʼaːʂʷtʰa	цӏашъутʰэ	t͡sʼaːʃʷta	цӏашъутэ	t͡sʼaːfta	цӏафтэ
to afraid	ɕtʰan	щтʰэн	ɕtan	щтэн	ɕtan	щтэн
pillow	{{audio-IPA\|шъхьантэ.ogg\|ʂħaːntʰa\|help=no}}	шъхьантʰэ	ʂħaːnta	шъхьантэ	ɕħaːta	щхьатэ

Shapsug цʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|t͡sʰ}} ↔ ц {{IPAblink|t͡s}} in other dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
wool	{{audio-IPA\|цы.ogg\|t͡sʰə\|help=no}}	цʰы	t͡sə	цы	t͡sə	цы
eyelash	nabzət͡sʰ	нэбзыцʰ	nabzət͡s	нэбзыц	-	-

Shapsug шʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|ʃʰ}} ↔ щ {{IPAblink|ɕ}} in other Adyghe dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
milk	{{audio-IPA\|щэ.ogg\|ʃʰa\|help=no}}	шʰэ	ɕa	щэ	ʃa	шэ
lame	{{audio-IPA\|лъащэ.ogg\|ɬaːʃʰa\|help=no}}	лъашʰэ	ɬaːɕa	лъащэ	ɬaːʃa	лъашэ
salt	{{audio-IPA\|щыгъу.ogg\|ʃʰəʁʷ\|help=no}}	шʰыгъу	ɕəʁʷ	щыгъу	ʃəʁʷ	шыгъу
cloud	pʃʰa	пшʰэ	pɕa	пщэ	pʃa	пшэ
pus	{{audio-IPA\|щыны.ogg\|ʃʰənə\|help=no}}	шʰыны	ɕənə	щыны	ʃən	шын
accordion	{{audio-IPA\|пщынэ.ogg\|pʃʰəna\|help=no}}	пшʰынэ	pɕəna	пщынэ	pʃəna	пшынэ
fat	{{audio-IPA\|пщэры.ogg\|pʃʰarə\|help=no}}	пшʰэры	pɕarə	пщэры	pʃar	пшэр
wax	{{audio-IPA\|шэфы.ogg\|ʃʰafə\|help=no}}	шʰэфы	ʃafə	шэфы	ʃaxʷə	шэху
horse	ʃʰə	шʰы	ʃə	шы	ʃə	шы
sand	{{audio-IPA\|Пщахъо.ogg\|pʃʰaːχʷa\|help=no}}	пшʰахъо	pʃaːχʷa	пшахъо	pʃaːχʷa	пшахъуэ
story	{{audio-IPA\|Пщысэ.ogg\|pʃʰəsa\|help=no}}	пшʰысэ	pʃəsa	пшысэ	pʃəsa	пшысэ

Shapsug кь {{IPAblink|k|kʲ}} ↔ ч {{IPAblink|t͡ʃ}} in other dialects (чʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|t͡ʃʰ}} in Bzhedug) :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
spleen	kʲʰa	кьʰэ	t͡ʃa	чэ	t͡ʃa	чэ
brushwood twig	kʲʰə	кьʰы	t͡ʃə	чы	t͡ʃə	чы
to cough	pskʲʰan	пскьʰэн	pst͡ʃan	псчэн	pst͡ʃan	псчэн

Shapsug кʰу {{IPAblink|ʰ|kʷʰ}} ↔ ку {{IPAblink|ʷ|kʷ}} in other dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
middle	{{audio-IPA\|ку.ogg\|kʷʰə\|help=no}}	кʰу	kʷə	ку	kʷə	ку
thigh	{{audio-IPA\|ко.ogg\|kʷʰa\|help=no}}	кʰо	kʷa	ко	kʷa	куэ

Shapsug къʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|qʰ}} ↔ къ {{IPAblink|q}} in other Adyghe dialects :

class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="8" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Kfar Kama ! colspan="2" \| Natukhai ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
grave	{{audio-IPA\|къэ.ogg\|qʰa\|help=no}}	къʰэ	χa	хъэ	q͡χa	кхъэ	qa	къэ	q͡χa	кхъэ

class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right"

! rowspan="3" | Word

! colspan="8" | Adyghe

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Kabardian

colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Kfar Kama

! colspan="2" | Natukhai

! colspan="2" | Temirgoy and Abzakh

IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

grave

къʰэ

χa

хъэ

q͡χa

кхъэ

къэ

q͡χa

кхъэ

Shapsug къуʰ {{IPAblink|ʰ|qʷʰ}} ↔ къу {{IPAblink|ʷ|qʷ}} in other Adyghe dialects :

colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Kfar Kama ! colspan="2" \| Natukhai ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy and Abzakh
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="8" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
pig	{{audio-IPA\|къо.ogg\|qʷʰa\|help=no}}	къʰо	χʷa	хъо	q͡χʷa	кхъо	qʷa	къо	q͡χʷa	кхъуэ
cheese	qʷʰaːja	къʰуае	χʷaːja	хъуае	q͡χʷaːja	кхъуае	qʷaːja	къуае	q͡χʷaj	кхъуей
ship	qʷʰaħ	къʰохь	χʷaħ	хъохь	-	-	qʷəħa	къухьэ	q͡χʷəħ	кхъухь
to fart	qaqʷʰəʃʷən	къэкъʰун	qʷaχʷəʃʷən	къэхъушъун	-	-	qʷaqʷəʃʷən	къэкъушъун	qat͡səfən	къэцыфын
peer	qʷʰəʐə	къʰужъы	qʷəʐə	къужъы	-	-	qʷəʐə	къужъы	q͡χʷəʑə	кхъужьы

Shapsug чъʰу {{IPAblink|ʷ|t͡ɕʷʰ}} ↔ чу {{IPAblink|ʷ|t͡ʃʷ}} (spelled цу) in Temirgoy:

class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Kabardian
colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Temirgoy
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
jungle/bushy area	t͡ɕʷʰənə	чъʰуны	t͡ʃʷənə	цуны	fən	фын

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! rowspan="3" | Word

! colspan="4" | Adyghe

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Kabardian

colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Temirgoy

IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

! IPA

! Cyrillic

jungle/bushy area

t͡ɕʷʰənə

чъʰуны

t͡ʃʷənə

цуны

fən

фын

= Others =

In some Shapsug and Natukhai dialects there exist an alveolar ejective fricative {{IPA|[sʼ]}} {{angle bracket|сӏ}} that correspond to {{IPAblink|t͡sʼ}} {{angle bracket|цӏ}} in other dialects such as Abzakh, Bzhedug, Temirgoy, and Kabardian.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055635/http://adygeya-republic.info/adyghe-language/detalno/foneticheskie-izmenenija-soglasnykh/spirantizacija-affrikat/ Спирантизация аффрикат] {{in lang|ru}}

Shapsug сӏ {{IPAblink|sʼ}} ↔ цӏ {{IPAblink|t͡sʼ}} in other dialects:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
name \| сӏэ \| sʼa \| цӏэ \| t͡sʼa \| цӏэ \| t͡sʼa
lie \| псӏы \| psʼə \| пцӏы \| pt͡sʼə \| пцӏы \| pt͡sʼə
black \| шӏусӏэ \| ʃʷʼəsʼa \| шӏуцӏэ \| ʃʷʼət͡sʼa \| фӏыцӏэ \| fʼət͡sʼa
to yell \| сӏэсӏэн \| sʼasʼan \| цӏэцӏэн \| t͡sʼat͡sʼan \| цӏэцӏэн \| t͡sʼat͡sʼan
naked \| псӏанэ \| psʼaːna \| пцӏанэ \| pt͡sʼaːna \| пцӏанэ \| pt͡sʼaːna
wet \| сӏынэ \| sʼəna \| цӏынэ \| t͡sʼəna \| цӏынэ \| t͡sʼəna
sharp \| папсӏэ \| paːpsʼa \| папцӏэ \| paːpt͡sʼa \| папцӏэ \| paːpt͡sʼa
to lay eggs \| кӏьэсӏын \| kʲʼəsʼən \| кӏэцӏын \| t͡ʃʼət͡sʼən \| кӏэцӏын \| t͡ʃʼət͡sʼən
dark-skinned \| къуапсӏэ \| qʷaːpsʼa \| къуапцӏэ \| qʷaːpt͡sʼa \| къуапцӏэ \| qʷaːpt͡sʼa
nit (louse egg) \| сӏакӏьэ \| sʼaːkʲʼa \| цӏакӏэ \| t͡sʼaːt͡ʃʼa \| - \| -
barefoot \| лъапсӏэ \| ɬaːpsʼa \| лъапцӏэ \| ɬaːpst͡sʼa \| лъапцӏэ \| ɬaːpst͡sʼa
swallow (bird) \| псӏашъухъо \| psʼaːʃʷχʷa \| пцӏашхъо \| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa \| пцӏашхъо \| pt͡sʼaːɕχʷa
to envy \| енэсӏын \| janasʼən \| енэцӏын \| janat͡sʼən \| енэцӏын \| janat͡sʼən
to close eyes \| гъэупӏысӏэн \| ʁawpʼəsʼan \| гъэупӏыцӏэн \| ʁawpʼət͡sʼan \| гъэупӏыцӏэн \| ʁawpʼət͡sʼan
to throw upon \| хэупсӏэн \| xawpsʼan \| хэупцӏэн \| xawpt͡sʼan \| хэупцӏэн \| xawpt͡sʼan
to shit \| сӏын \| sʼən \| цӏын \| t͡sʼən \| цӏын \| t͡sʼən

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

name

| сӏэ

| sʼa

| цӏэ

| t͡sʼa

| цӏэ

| t͡sʼa

lie

| псӏы

| psʼə

| пцӏы

| pt͡sʼə

| пцӏы

| pt͡sʼə

black

| шӏусӏэ

| ʃʷʼəsʼa

| шӏуцӏэ

| ʃʷʼət͡sʼa

| фӏыцӏэ

| fʼət͡sʼa

to yell

| сӏэсӏэн

| sʼasʼan

| цӏэцӏэн

| t͡sʼat͡sʼan

| цӏэцӏэн

| t͡sʼat͡sʼan

naked

| псӏанэ

| psʼaːna

| пцӏанэ

| pt͡sʼaːna

| пцӏанэ

| pt͡sʼaːna

wet

| сӏынэ

| sʼəna

| цӏынэ

| t͡sʼəna

| цӏынэ

| t͡sʼəna

sharp

| папсӏэ

| paːpsʼa

| папцӏэ

| paːpt͡sʼa

| папцӏэ

| paːpt͡sʼa

to lay eggs

| кӏьэсӏын

| kʲʼəsʼən

| кӏэцӏын

| t͡ʃʼət͡sʼən

| кӏэцӏын

| t͡ʃʼət͡sʼən

dark-skinned

| къуапсӏэ

| qʷaːpsʼa

| къуапцӏэ

| qʷaːpt͡sʼa

| къуапцӏэ

| qʷaːpt͡sʼa

nit (louse egg)

| сӏакӏьэ

| sʼaːkʲʼa

| цӏакӏэ

| t͡sʼaːt͡ʃʼa

| -

barefoot

| лъапсӏэ

| ɬaːpsʼa

| лъапцӏэ

| ɬaːpst͡sʼa

| лъапцӏэ

| ɬaːpst͡sʼa

swallow (bird)

| псӏашъухъо

| psʼaːʃʷχʷa

| пцӏашхъо

| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa

| пцӏашхъо

| pt͡sʼaːɕχʷa

to envy

| енэсӏын

| janasʼən

| енэцӏын

| janat͡sʼən

| енэцӏын

| janat͡sʼən

to close eyes

| гъэупӏысӏэн

| ʁawpʼəsʼan

| гъэупӏыцӏэн

| ʁawpʼət͡sʼan

| гъэупӏыцӏэн

| ʁawpʼət͡sʼan

to throw upon

| хэупсӏэн

| xawpsʼan

| хэупцӏэн

| xawpt͡sʼan

| хэупцӏэн

| xawpt͡sʼan

to shit

| сӏын

| sʼən

| цӏын

| t͡sʼən

| цӏын

| t͡sʼən

The labialized retroflex consonants шъу {{ipa|[ʂʷ]}} and жъу {{ipa|[ʐʷ]}} in the Temirgoy dialect are alveolo-palatal щу {{ipa|[ɕʷ]}} and жьу {{ipa|[ʑʷ]}} in the Black Sea coast dialects of Adyghe (Shapsug dialect and Natukhai dialect).

Shapsug щу {{IPAblink|ʷ|ɕʷ}} ↔ шъу {{IPAblink|ʷ|ʂʷ}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
honey \| щоу \| ɕʷaw \| шъоу \| ʂʷaw \| фо \| faw
color \| що \| ɕʷa \| шъо \| ʂʷa \| фэ \| fa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

honey

| щоу

| ɕʷaw

| шъоу

| ʂʷaw

| фо

| faw

color

| що

| ɕʷa

| шъо

| ʂʷa

| фэ

| fa

Shapsug жьу {{IPAblink|ʷ|ʑʷ}} ↔ жъу {{IPAblink|ʷ|ʐʷ}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
star \| жьуагъо \| ʑʷaːʁʷa \| жъуагъо \| ʐʷaːʁʷa \| вагъуэ \| vaːʁʷa
rock \| мыжьо \| məʑʷa \| мыжъо \| məʐʷa \| мывэ \| məva
wide \| ӏужьу \| ʔʷəʑʷə \| ӏужъу \| ʔʷəʐʷə \| ӏувы \| ʔʷəvə

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

star

| жьуагъо

| ʑʷaːʁʷa

| жъуагъо

| ʐʷaːʁʷa

| вагъуэ

| vaːʁʷa

rock

| мыжьо

| məʑʷa

| мыжъо

| məʐʷa

| мывэ

| məva

wide

| ӏужьу

| ʔʷəʑʷə

| ӏужъу

| ʔʷəʐʷə

| ӏувы

| ʔʷəvə

The Shapsug and Natukhai dialects has many different variants. The following differences apply to some of them.

Shapsug с {{IPAblink|s}} ↔ ц {{IPAblink|t͡s}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
to carry out \| гъэсэкӏэн \| ʁasat͡ʃʼan \| гъэцэкӏэн \| ʁat͡sat͡ʃʼan \| гъэзэщӏэн \| ʁat͡saɕʼan

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

to carry out

| гъэсэкӏэн

| ʁasat͡ʃʼan

| гъэцэкӏэн

| ʁat͡sat͡ʃʼan

| гъэзэщӏэн

| ʁat͡saɕʼan

Shapsug шъухъу [ʃʷχʷ] ↔ шхъу [ʃχʷ] in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
blue \| шъухъуатӏэ \| ʃʷχʷaːtʼa \| шхъуантнӏэ \| ʃχʷaːntʼa \| шхъуантӏэ \| ʃχʷaːntʼa
to envy \| шъухъогъон \| ʃʷχʷaʁʷan \| шхъогъон \| ʃχʷaʁʷan \| шхъогъуэн \| ʃχʷaʁʷan
swallow (bird) \| псӏашъухъо \| psʼaːʃʷχʷa \| пцӏашхъо \| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa \| пцӏашхъо \| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa
hawk \| бгъашъухъо \| bʁaːʃʷχʷa \| бгъашхъо \| bʁaːʃχʷa \| бгъащхъуэ \| bʁaːʃχʷa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

blue

| шъухъуатӏэ

| ʃʷχʷaːtʼa

| шхъуантнӏэ

| ʃχʷaːntʼa

| шхъуантӏэ

| ʃχʷaːntʼa

to envy

| шъухъогъон

| ʃʷχʷaʁʷan

| шхъогъон

| ʃχʷaʁʷan

| шхъогъуэн

| ʃχʷaʁʷan

swallow (bird)

| псӏашъухъо

| psʼaːʃʷχʷa

| пцӏашхъо

| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa

| пцӏашхъо

| pt͡sʼaːʃχʷa

hawk

| бгъашъухъо

| bʁaːʃʷχʷa

| бгъашхъо

| bʁaːʃχʷa

| бгъащхъуэ

| bʁaːʃχʷa

Shapsug р {{IPAblink|r}} ↔ н {{IPAblink|n}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
wrong \| ӏортӏагъ \| ʔʷartʼaːʁ \| ӏонтӏагъ \| ʔʷantʼaːʁ \| ӏуэнтӏа \| ʔʷantʼa
to pop / to burst \| пӏэркӏьын \| pʼarkʲʼən \| пӏонкӏын \| pʷʼant͡ʃʼən \| пӏэнкӏын \| pʼant͡ʃʼən
mirror \| гъургьэ \| ʁʷərɡʲa \| гъунджэ \| ʁʷərd͡ʒa \| гъуджэ \| ʁʷəd͡ʒa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

wrong

| ӏортӏагъ

| ʔʷartʼaːʁ

| ӏонтӏагъ

| ʔʷantʼaːʁ

| ӏуэнтӏа

| ʔʷantʼa

to pop / to burst

| пӏэркӏьын

| pʼarkʲʼən

| пӏонкӏын

| pʷʼant͡ʃʼən

| пӏэнкӏын

| pʼant͡ʃʼən

mirror

| гъургьэ

| ʁʷərɡʲa

| гъунджэ

| ʁʷərd͡ʒa

| гъуджэ

| ʁʷəd͡ʒa

Shapsug ф {{IPAblink|f}} ↔ м {{IPAblink|m}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
to try to smell \| фэмэн \| faman \| пэмэн \| paman \| пэмэн \| paman
race \| зэфачэ \| zafaːt͡ʃa \| зэпачъэ \| zafaːt͡ʂa \| зэпажэ \| zafaːʒa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

to try to smell

| фэмэн

| faman

| пэмэн

| paman

| пэмэн

| paman

race

| зэфачэ

| zafaːt͡ʃa

| зэпачъэ

| zafaːt͡ʂa

| зэпажэ

| zafaːʒa

Shapsug ц {{IPAblink|t͡s}} ↔ с {{IPAblink|s}} in Standard:

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
to thrust \| хицэн \| xit͡san \| хисэн \| xisan \| хисэн \| xisan
be careful \| фэцакъ \| fat͡saːq \| фэсакъ \| fasaːq \| хуэсакъ \| xʷasaːq
snot \| пэпцы \| papt͡sə \| пэпсы \| papsə \| пэпсы \| papsə
thin \| пцыгъо \| pt͡səʁʷa \| псыгъо \| psəʁʷa \| псыгъуэ \| psəʁʷa

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

to thrust

| хицэн

| xit͡san

| хисэн

| xisan

| хисэн

| xisan

be careful

| фэцакъ

| fat͡saːq

| фэсакъ

| fasaːq

| хуэсакъ

| xʷasaːq

snot

| пэпцы

| papt͡sə

| пэпсы

| papsə

| пэпсы

| papsə

thin

| пцыгъо

| pt͡səʁʷa

| псыгъо

| psəʁʷa

| псыгъуэ

| psəʁʷa

Grammar differences

=Instrumental case=

In the instrumental case the noun has the suffix -мгьэ (-mɡʲa) or -гьэ (-gʲa) unlike other dialects that has the suffix -мкӏэ (-mt͡ʃa) or -кӏэ (-t͡ʃa).

Shapsug: Кӏалэр Адыгэбзэгьэ мэгущаӏэ ↔ Standard: Кӏалэр Адыгэбзэкӏэ мэгущаӏэ - "The boy speaks (using) Adyghe language".
Shapsug: Къэлэмымгьэ сэтхэ ↔ Standard: Къэлэмымкӏэ сэтхэ - "I write (using) with the pencil".

=Desirement mood=

In the Shapsug dialect, the suffix ~рагъу /raːʁʷ/ is added to verbs to indicate the desirement to do that verb. For example:

Туканым сыкӏорагъу - "I want to go to the shop".
Есыпӏэм рэкӏорэгъуагъ - "(S)he wanted to go to the pool".
Къэкӏорэгъот кӏалэр - "The boy would want to come".
Тутын уешъорагъуа? - "Do you want to smoke cigarette?".
Нэущы уздэгущаӏэрагъу - "I want to speak with you tomorrow".
Сышхэрагъу игь - "I want to eat now".

=Upward prefix=

In Standard Adyghe, to express that the verb's direction is upward, the prefix дэ- /da-/ and the suffix -е /-ja/ is added to the verb. In Shapsug dialect, the prefix чӏэ- /t͡ʃʼa-/ is added instead.

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
to go upward \| дэкӏоен \| dakʷʼajan \| чӏыкӏьын \| t͡ʃʼəkʲʼən
to run upward \| дэчъэен \| dat͡ʂajan \| чӏышъутын \| t͡ʃʼəʃʷtən
to look upward \| дэплъыен \| dapɬəjan \| чӏыплъын \| t͡ʃʼəpɬən
to jump upward \| дэпкӏыен \| dapt͡ʃʼəjan \| чӏыпкӏьын \| t͡ʃʼəpkʲʼən
to raise \| дэщыен \| daɕəjan \| чӏыщын \| t͡ʃʼəɕən
to carry upward \| дэхьыен \| daħəjan \| чӏыхын \| t͡ʃʼəxən
to fly upward \| дэбыбыен \| dabəbəjan \| чӏыбыбын \| t͡ʃʼəbəbən
to throw upward \| дедзыен \| dajd͡zəjan \| чӏыдзын \| t͡ʃʼəd͡zən
to shoot upward \| дэоен \| dawajan \| чӏыун \| t͡ʃʼəwən
to elevate \| дэгъэкӏоен \| daʁakʷʼajan \| чӏыгъэкӏьын \| t͡ʃʼəʁakʲʼən

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

to go upward

| дэкӏоен

| dakʷʼajan

| чӏыкӏьын

| t͡ʃʼəkʲʼən

to run upward

| дэчъэен

| dat͡ʂajan

| чӏышъутын

| t͡ʃʼəʃʷtən

to look upward

| дэплъыен

| dapɬəjan

| чӏыплъын

| t͡ʃʼəpɬən

to jump upward

| дэпкӏыен

| dapt͡ʃʼəjan

| чӏыпкӏьын

| t͡ʃʼəpkʲʼən

to raise

| дэщыен

| daɕəjan

| чӏыщын

| t͡ʃʼəɕən

to carry upward

| дэхьыен

| daħəjan

| чӏыхын

| t͡ʃʼəxən

to fly upward

| дэбыбыен

| dabəbəjan

| чӏыбыбын

| t͡ʃʼəbəbən

to throw upward

| дедзыен

| dajd͡zəjan

| чӏыдзын

| t͡ʃʼəd͡zən

to shoot upward

| дэоен

| dawajan

| чӏыун

| t͡ʃʼəwən

to elevate

| дэгъэкӏоен

| daʁakʷʼajan

| чӏыгъэкӏьын

| t͡ʃʼəʁakʲʼən

=Demonstratives=

Shapsug has six demonstratives: а /ʔaː/, гьэ /ɡʲa/, у /wə/, дыу /dəwə/, дымы /dəmə/ and мы /mə/.

а /ʔaː/

that
: {{lang|ady|а ӏанэ}} — that table
: {{lang|ady|а пшъашъэ}} — that girl
: {{lang|ady|а кӏалэм еӏо}} — that boy is saying

The determiner {{lang|ady|'а'}} /ʔaː/ refer to a referent that is far away and invisible to both the speaker and the listener(s). It is similar to the English language determiner that, but with the condition that the referent has to be invisible or far away.

у /wə/ (мо /mo/ in other dialects)

that
: {{lang|ady|у ӏанэ}} — that table
: {{lang|ady|у пшъашъэ}} — that girl
: {{lang|ady|у кӀалэм еӀо}} — that boy is saying

The determiner {{lang|ady|'у'}} refer to a referent that is visible and in a known distance from both the speaker and the listener(s) (both the speaker and the listener(s) can see the referent). It is similar to the English language determiner that, but with the condition that the referent has to be visible.

мы /mə/

this
: {{lang|ady|мы ӏанэ}} — this table
: {{lang|ady|мы пшъашъэ}} — this girl
: {{lang|ady|мы кӀалэм еӀо}} — this boy is saying
: {{lang|ady|мы мэгъэ}} — this year

The determiner {{lang|ady|'мы'}} refer to a referent that is close to both the speaker and the listener(s). It is exactly like the English language determiner this.

дыу /dəwə/ (дымо /dəmo/ in other dialects)

that (over there)
: {{lang|ady|дыу ӏанэ}} — that table over there
: {{lang|ady|дыу пшъашъэ}} — that girl over there
: {{lang|ady|дыу кӀалэм еӀо}} — that boy over there is saying
: {{lang|ady|дыу цӀыфэр улъэгъуа?}} — Do you see that person over there?

The determiner {{lang|ady|'дыу'}} refer to a referent that is visible. This determiner is used when the speaker wants to emphasizes that the object is in his sight, so that the listener(s) will expect the referent to be the thing (s)he looks at. It is usually used to introduce a new referent, for example it can be used to refer to a stranger on the street or to refer to a certain object on the field that is visible. This determiner might be used while pointing one's finger at the people or objects in question.

дымы /dəmə/

this (over here)
: {{lang|ady|дымы ӏанэ}} — this table over here
: {{lang|ady|дымы пшъашъэ}} — this girl over here
: {{lang|ady|дымы кӀалэм еӀо}} — this boy over here is saying
: {{lang|ady|дымы цӀыфэр улъэгъуа?}} — Do you see this person over here?

The determiner {{lang|ady|'дымы'}} refer to a referent that is visible. This determiner is similar to the determiner дымо. This is used instead of дымо when the referent is very near. Like the determiner дымо, it might be used while pointing one's finger at the referent in question. Even without pointing fingers the listener(s) will expect the referent to be the thing the speaker looks at. It can be used to point on objects in a room for example.

гьэ /gʲa/ (гьэ джэ /d͡ʒa/ in other dialects)

that
: {{lang|ady|гьэ ӏанэ}} — that table
: {{lang|ady|гьэ пшъашъэ}} — that girl
: {{lang|ady|гьэ кӏалэм еӏо}} — that boy is saying

The determiner {{lang|ady|'гьэ'}} refer to a referent which is usually invisible. This determiner is used when the referent in the conversation is clear to both the speaker and the listener(s). Someone would use this determiner in order to emphasizes that both he and the listener(s) have the same referent in mind.

==У vs. Мо==

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Kabardian
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
that (abs.) \| ур \| wər \| мор \| mawr \| мор \| mawr
that (erg.) \| ущ \| wəɕ \| мощ \| mawɕ \| мобы \| mawbə
using that \| ущгьэ \| wəɕɡʲa \| мощкӏэ \| mawɕt͡ʃʼa \| - \| -
like that \| ущтэу \| wəɕtaw \| мощтэу \| mawɕaw \| мопхуэдэу \| mawpxʷadaw
that is it \| уары \| waːrə \| моры \| mawrə \| мораш \| mawraːɕ
there \| удэ \| wəda \| модэ \| mawda \| модэ \| mawda
there \| оу \| waw \| моу \| maw \| - \| -
other \| удрэ \| wədra \| модрэ \| mawdra \| модрэ \| mawdra
then \| ущгъум \| wəɕʁʷəm \| мощгъум \| mawɕʁʷəm \| - \| -
like that \| ущфэд \| wəɕfad \| мощфэд \| maɕfad \| мопхуэд \| mawpxʷad

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Kabardian

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

that (abs.)

| ур

| wər

| мор

| mawr

| мор

| mawr

that (erg.)

| ущ

| wəɕ

| мощ

| mawɕ

| мобы

| mawbə

using that

| ущгьэ

| wəɕɡʲa

| мощкӏэ

| mawɕt͡ʃʼa

| -

like that

| ущтэу

| wəɕtaw

| мощтэу

| mawɕaw

| мопхуэдэу

| mawpxʷadaw

that is it

| уары

| waːrə

| моры

| mawrə

| мораш

| mawraːɕ

there

| удэ

| wəda

| модэ

| mawda

| модэ

| mawda

there

| оу

| waw

| моу

| maw

| -

other

| удрэ

| wədra

| модрэ

| mawdra

| модрэ

| mawdra

then

| ущгъум

| wəɕʁʷəm

| мощгъум

| mawɕʁʷəm

| -

like that

| ущфэд

| wəɕfad

| мощфэд

| maɕfad

| мопхуэд

| mawpxʷad

===Sample===

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! English

! Shapsug

! Standard Adyghe

Did you heard how that boy speaks? the one standing there, that is the dialect I referred to. We don't talk like that, the way that person is speaking is like how they speak in Caucasus.

| у кӏалэр зэрэгущаӏэрэр оӏугъа? удэ ӏутыр, уары диалектэу зыфэсӏуагъагъэр. Тэ ущтэу тыгущаӏэрэп, ур зэрэгущаӏэрэр къэфкъазымгьэ зэрэгущаӏэхэрэмэ яфэд.

| мо кӏалэр зэрэгущыӏэрэр оӏугъа? модэ ӏутыр, моры диалектэу зыфэсӏуагъагъэр. Тэ мощтэу тыгущыӏэрэп, мор зэрэгущыӏэрэр къэфкъазымкӏэ зэрэгущаӏэхэрэмэ афэд.

=Future tense=

In the Great Shapsug sub dialect (like Bzhedug) the future tense suffix is ~эт (~at) and in some cases ~ыт (~ət) unlike the Small Shapsug sub dialect that has (like Chemirguy) the Suffix ~щт (~ɕt)).

colspan="2" \| Small Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Great Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="6" \| Adyghe ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Standard Kabardian
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
I will go	səkʷʼaɕt	сыкӏощт	səkʷʼat	сыкӏот	səkʷʼaɕt	сыкӏощт	səkʷʼanəwɕ	сыкӏуэнущ
you will go	wəkʷʼaɕt	укӏощт	wəkʷʼat	укӏот	wəkʷʼaɕt	укӏощт	wəkʷʼanəwɕ	укӏуэнущ
he will go	rakʷʼaɕt	рэкӏощт	rakʷʼat	рэкӏот	kʷʼaɕt	кӏощт	kʷʼanəwɕ	кӏуэнущ
we will go	təkʷʼaɕt	тыкӏощт	təkʷʼat	тыкӏот	təkʷʼaɕt	тыкӏощт	dəkʷʼanəwɕ	дыкӏуэнущ
you (plural) will go	ʃʷəkʷʼaɕt	шъукӏощт	ʃʷəkʷʼat	шъукӏот	ʃʷəkʷʼaɕt	шъукӏощт	fəkʷʼanəwɕ	фыкӏуэнущ
they will go	rakʷʼaɕtəx	рэкӏощтых	rakʷʼatəx	рэкӏотых	kʷʼaɕtəx	кӏощтых	jaːkʷʼanəwɕ	якӏуэнущ

=Interrogative words=

The word "what" in Standard Adyghe is сыд while in Shapsug it is шъыд and from it derives different terms.

colspan="2" \| Great Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Small Shapsug
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="3" \| Word ! colspan="4" \| Adyghe
IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
what	ʂəd	шъыд	səd	сыд
why	ʂədaː	шъыда	sədaː	сыда
when	ʂədʁʷa, ʂədəjʁʷa	шъыдгъо, шъыдигъо	sədəjʁʷa	сыдигъо
whenever	ɕədʁʷaməj	шъыдгъоми	sədəjʁʷaməj	сыдигъоми
so	ʂtaw	шъыдэу	sədaw	сыдэу
with what	ʂədɡʲa	шъыдгьэ	sədt͡ʃʼa	сыдкӏэ
how	ʂədawɕtaw	шъыдэущтэу	sədawɕtaw	сыдэущтэу
how much	ʂəd fadəjz	шъыд фэдиз	səd fadəjz	сыд фэдиз
how much	ʂədəχaːt	шъыдыхъат	-	-
always	ʂədəʁʷəj	шъыдгъуи	sədəʁʷəj	сыдигъуи

Shapsug has two words for "what":

шъыд (Refers to an inanimate object, typically tangible).
лӏэу (Refers to an inanimate object, typically intangible).

The word "лӏэу" was lost in other Adyghe dialects. In Shapsug, from it derives different terms :

IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
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what	ɬʼaw	лӏэу	səd	сыд
who, what	ɬʼawʑəm	лӏэужьым	sədəm	сыдым
what on earth?!	ɬʼawəʑ	лӏэужь	səd	сыд
what could it be?	ɬʼawɕət	лӏэужьыщт	sədəɕt	сыдыщт
with what	ɬʼawəʑəɡʲa	лӏэужьыгьэ	sədt͡ʃʼa	сыдкӏэ
whatever	ɬʼawəʑəʁʷaməj	лӏэужыгъоми	səd ɬʼawəʑəʁʷaməj	сыд лӏэужыгъоми
whatever	ɬʼawəʑəməj	лӏэужьыми	sədməj	сыдми
whatever	ɬʼawəʑaw	лӏэужьэу	sədaw	сыдэу

Shapsugs also have different interrogative words from the word тэ "which":

IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
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like what	taɕfad	тэщ фэд	səd fad	сыд фэд
how much	taɕ fadəz	тэщ фэдиз	səd fadəz	сыд фэдиз
when	taɕʁʷəm	тэщгъум	sədəjʁʷa	сыдигъо
how	taɕtaw	тэщтэу	sədawɕtaw	сыдэущтэу
which one	taːrə	тары	sədər	сыдыр
which one	taɕ	тэщ	sədəm	сыдым

=Location=

IPA ! Cyrillic ! IPA ! Cyrillic
class="wikitable" border="1" text-align="right" ! rowspan="2" \| Word ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe
here	məw, məwɡʲa	мыу, мыугьэ	mət͡ʃʼa	мыкӏэ
there (visible)	waw, wawɡʲa	оу, оугьэ	mot͡ʃʼa	мокӏэ
there (invisible)	aːw, aːwɡʲa	ау, аугьэ	aːt͡ʃʼa	акӏэ
there (emphasis)	ɡʲaw, ɡʲawɡʲa	гьэу, гьэугьэ	d͡ʒət͡ʃʼa	джэкӏэ
where	taw, tawɡʲa	тэу, тэугьэ	tət͡ʃʼa	тэкӏэ

=Big suffix (~фо)=

The standard Adyghe's suffix -шхо /-ʃxʷa/ which means big or mighty is -фo /-fˠa/ in the Shapsug dialect :

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe ! colspan="2" \| Bzhedugh
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
mighty God \| тхьэфo \| tħafˠa \| тхьэшхо \| tħaʃxʷa \| тхьэшко \| tħaʃkʷa
large house \| унэфo \| wənafˠa \| унэшхо \| wənaʃxʷa \| унэшко \| wənaʃkʷa

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

! colspan="2" | Bzhedugh

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

mighty God

| тхьэфo

| tħafˠa

| тхьэшхо

| tħaʃxʷa

| тхьэшко

| tħaʃkʷa

large house

| унэфo

| wənafˠa

| унэшхо

| wənaʃxʷa

| унэшко

| wənaʃkʷa

=Positional prefix directly (джэхэ~)=

The standard Adyghe's positional prefix -жэхэ /-ʒaxa/ which designates action directed at something or someone forcefully is -джэхэ /-d͡ʒaxa/ in the Shapsug dialect :

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Chemirguy
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
to collide with \| джэхэхьэн \| d͡ʒaxaħan \| жэхэхьэн \| ʒaxaħan
to hit someone \| джэхэон \| d͡ʒaxawan \| жэхэон \| ʒaxawan
to throw at someone \| джэхэдзэн \| d͡ʒaxad͡zan \| жэхэдзэн \| ʒaxad͡zan
to look steadily at \| джэхэплъэн \| d͡ʒaxapɬan \| жэхэплъэн \| ʒaxapɬan
to jump on someone for assault \| джэхэпкӏьэн \| d͡ʒaxapkʲʼan \| жэхэпкӏэн \| ʒaxapt͡ʃʼan

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Chemirguy

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

to collide with

| джэхэхьэн

| d͡ʒaxaħan

| жэхэхьэн

| ʒaxaħan

to hit someone

| джэхэон

| d͡ʒaxawan

| жэхэон

| ʒaxawan

to throw at someone

| джэхэдзэн

| d͡ʒaxad͡zan

| жэхэдзэн

| ʒaxad͡zan

to look steadily at

| джэхэплъэн

| d͡ʒaxapɬan

| жэхэплъэн

| ʒaxapɬan

to jump on someone for assault

| джэхэпкӏьэн

| d͡ʒaxapkʲʼan

| жэхэпкӏэн

| ʒaxapt͡ʃʼan

=Positional prefix merging (го~)=

In the Shapsug and Natukhai dialects, the verbal prefix го~ /ɡʷa-/ designates process of joining or merging with an object on a body. This positional conjugation does not exist in other Circassian dialects. for example :

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rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Adyghe ! rowspan="2" \| Notes
Cyrillic !IPA
to throw at \| годзэн \| ɡʷad͡zan \| to throw an object on a steed or someone's neck
to merge to \| гохьэн \| ɡʷaħan \| to merge with an object
to look at \| гоплъэн \| ɡʷapɬan \| to look at a steed or someone's neck
to fit at to fall at \| гофэн \| ɡʷafan \| to fit on a steed or someone's neck an object to fall on a steed or someone's neck
to take from \| гохын \| ɡʷaxən \| to take an object a steed or someone's neck
to come down from \| гокӏын \| ɡʷat͡ʃʼən \| to get off a steed or someone's neck
to put at \| голъхьэн \| ɡʷaɬħan \| to put an object on a steed or someone's neck
to stand on \| гоуцон \| ɡʷawt͡sʷan \| to beat up someone
to fall from \| гозын \| ɡʷazən \| to fall from the body of something or someone

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Adyghe

! rowspan="2" | Notes

Cyrillic

!IPA

to throw at

| годзэн

| ɡʷad͡zan

| to throw an object on a steed or someone's neck

to merge to

| гохьэн

| ɡʷaħan

| to merge with an object

to look at

| гоплъэн

| ɡʷapɬan

| to look at a steed or someone's neck

to fit at
to fall at

| гофэн

| ɡʷafan

| to fit on a steed or someone's neck
an object to fall on a steed or someone's neck

to take from

| гохын

| ɡʷaxən

| to take an object a steed or someone's neck

to come down from

| гокӏын

| ɡʷat͡ʃʼən

| to get off a steed or someone's neck

to put at

| голъхьэн

| ɡʷaɬħan

| to put an object on a steed or someone's neck

to stand on

| гоуцон

| ɡʷawt͡sʷan

| to beat up someone

to fall from

| гозын

| ɡʷazən

| to fall from the body of something or someone

цум	бжъитӏу	гот
цу-м	бжъ-итӏу	го-т
{{IPA\|[t͡sʷəm}}	{{IPA\|bʐəjtʷʼ}}	{{IPA\|ɡʷat]}}
ox (erg.)	two horns	it have on his body
colspan="3" \|"the ox have two horns."

шыор	шым	гос
шыо-р	шы-м	го-с
{{IPA\|[ʃəwar}}	{{IPA\|ʃəm}}	{{IPA\|ɡʷas]}}
the horseman (abs.)	horse (erg.)	(s)he is sitting on a body
colspan="3" \|"the horseman is sitting on the horse."

лӏыжъым	зылъакъо	готэп
лӏыжъы-м	зы-лъакъо	го-тэ-п
{{IPA\|[ɬʼəʐəm}}	{{IPA\|zəɬaːqʷa}}	{{IPA\|ɡʷatap]}}
the old man (erg.)	one leg	(s)he doesn't have on his body
colspan="3" \|"the old man doesn't have one leg."

шым	зеохьыжьым	кӏалэу	госэр	гозэгъ
шы-м	зеохьы-жь-ым	кӏалэ-у	го-сэ-р	го-зэ-гъ
{{IPA\|[ʃəm}}	{{IPA\|zajwaħəʑəm}}	{{IPA\|t͡ʃʼaːɮaw}}	{{IPA\|ɡʷasar}}	{{IPA\|ɡʷazaʁ]}}
house (erg.)	to get out of control	boy (adv.)	the one on the body	(s)he fell off the body
colspan="5" \|"when the horse got out of control the boy sitting on it fell."

Vocabulary

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Meaning ! colspan="2" \| Shapsug ! colspan="2" \| Standard Adyghe
Cyrillic !IPA !Cyrillic !IPA
all \| зэужь, купэ \| zawəʑ, kʷəpa \| зэкӏэ \| zat͡ʃʼa
to miss someonme \| кӏэхъопсын \| \| уфэзэщын \|
everyone everything \| псэуми \| psawəməj \| пстэуми \| pstawəməj
to chew \| упэшӏын \| wəpaʃʼən \| гъэунэшкӏун \| ʁawnaʃkʷʼən
to push \| егукӏэн \| jagʷət͡ʃʼan \| еӏункӏэн \| jaʔʷənt͡ʃʼan
funny \| гушӏуагъэ \| gʷəʃʷʼaːʁa \| щхэны \| ɕxanə
to laugh \| гушӏон \| gʷəʃʷʼan \| щхын \| ɕxən
to smile \| гушӏопсӏын \| gʷəʃʷʼapsʼənn \| щхыпцӏын \| ɕxəpt͡sʼən
to get sad \| зэгожъын \| zagʷaʐən \| нэшхъэин \| naʃχanjən
to laugh at \| щыгушӏукӏьн \| ɕʷgʷəʃʷʼəkʲʼəən \| дэхьащхын \| daħaːɕxən
to unbuckle \| гъэтӏэпкӏьын \| ʁatʼapkʲʼən \| тIэтэн; птӏэтэн; \| tʼatan
to lower \| гъэшъхъын \| ʁaʂχən \| еуфэхын \| -
to lower oneself \| зыгъэшъхъын \| ʁaʂχən \| зыуфэн, зеуфэхын, зегъэзыхын \| -
lowered \| гъэшъхъыгъэ \| ʁaʂχəʁa \| лъхъанчэ \| ɬχaːnat͡ʃa
walnut \| дэ \| da \| дэшхо \| daʃxʷa
back of the neck \| дий \| dəj \| пшъэб \| pʂab
drum \| даулэ домбаз \| dawəla dawmbaz \| шъондырып \| ʃʷandərəp
to fall down \| етӏэрэхын \| jatʼaraxən \| ефэхын \| jafaxən
to arrange \| зэгъэфэн \| zaʁafan \| гъэкӏэрэкӏэн \| ʁat͡ʃʼarat͡ʃʼan
smell \| гъуамэ \| ʁʷaːma \| мэ \| ma
stairs \| лъэугъуае \| ɬawʁʷaːja \| лъэой \| ɬawaj
bucket \| къуао \| qʷaːwa \| щалъ \| ɕaːɬ
to left (left over) \| къыдэфэн \| qədafan \| къэнэжьын \| qanaʑən
thorn \| къэцы \| qat͡sə \| панэ \| paːna
axe \| майтэ \| maːjta \| отыч \| watət͡ʃ
apple \| мые \| məja \| мыӏэрыс \| məʔarəs
intestine \| ныпсӏэ \| nəpsʼa \| кӏэтӏэй \| t͡ʃatʼaj
flower \| нэкъыгъэ \| naqəʁa \| къэгъагъэ \| qaʁaːʁa
to plant \| тӏэн \| tʼan \| гъэтӏысын \| ʁatʼəsən
big \| фуэ \| fwa \| шхо \| ʃxʷa
tip \| цыпэ \| t͡səpa \| пакIэ \| -
to crawl \| цӏэлъэн \| t͡sʼaɬan \| пшын \| pʃən
to breath \| фэпщэн \| fapɕən \| жьы къэщэн \| ɕə qaɕan
— ! sharp \| чыян \| t͡ʃʼəjaːn \| чан \| t͡ʃʼaːn
coward \| щтапхэ \| ɕtaːpxa \| къэрабгъэ \| qaraːbʁa
to block a hole \| шъыбын \| ʂəbənto \| кудэн \| kʷədan
jug \| шъхьахъу \| ʂħaːχʷ \| къошын \| qʷaʃən
small thing \| шъхъэ \| ʂχa \| жъгъэй \| ʐʁaj
soft \| щынэ \| ɕəna \| шъабэ \| ʂaːba
clabber \| щэгъэпсӏагъ \| ɕaʁapsʼaːʁ \| щхыу \| ɕa
milk \| щэзэн \| ɕazan \| щэ \| ɕa
bag; sack \| щэуалэ \| ɕawaːɮa \| дзыо; къапщыкъ \| d͡zəwa; qapɕəq
ships \| хьаджыгъэпс \| ħaːd͡ʒəʁaps \| щыпс \| ɕəps
mataz \| мэтазэ \| mataːza \| псыхьалыжъо \| psəħaːɮəʒʷa
batterfly \| хьадрэпӏый (or хьатрэпӏый) \| ħaːdrapʼəj \| хьампӏырашъу \| ħaːmpʼəraːʃʷ
bat \| пхъэпӏырашъу (or пхъэмпӏырашъу) \| pχaːpʼəraːʃʷ \| чэщбзэу \| t͡ʃʼaɕbzaw
mole \| лъышъутӏэ (or лышъутӏэ) \| ɬəʃʷtʼa \| лыпцӏэ \| ləpʼt͡sʼa
doll \| нысэпхъапэ \| nəsapχaːpa \| нысхъап \| nəsχaːp
easy \| ӏэшӏэх \| ʔaʃʼax \| псынкӏэ \| psənt͡ʃʼa
gloves \| ӏэбыцу \| ʔabət͡ʃʷ \| ӏалъ \| ʔaːɬ

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rowspan="2" | Meaning

! colspan="2" | Shapsug

! colspan="2" | Standard Adyghe

Cyrillic

!IPA

!Cyrillic

!IPA

all

| зэужь, купэ

| zawəʑ, kʷəpa

| зэкӏэ

| zat͡ʃʼa

to miss someonme

| кӏэхъопсын

| уфэзэщын

everyone
everything

| псэуми

| psawəməj

| пстэуми

| pstawəməj

to chew

| упэшӏын

| wəpaʃʼən

| гъэунэшкӏун

| ʁawnaʃkʷʼən

to push

| егукӏэн

| jagʷət͡ʃʼan

| еӏункӏэн

| jaʔʷənt͡ʃʼan

funny

| гушӏуагъэ

| gʷəʃʷʼaːʁa

| щхэны

| ɕxanə

to laugh

| гушӏон

| gʷəʃʷʼan

| щхын

| ɕxən

to smile

| гушӏопсӏын

| gʷəʃʷʼapsʼənn

| щхыпцӏын

| ɕxəpt͡sʼən

to get sad

| зэгожъын

| zagʷaʐən

| нэшхъэин

| naʃχanjən

to laugh at

| щыгушӏукӏьн

| ɕʷgʷəʃʷʼəkʲʼəən

| дэхьащхын

| daħaːɕxən

to unbuckle

| гъэтӏэпкӏьын

| ʁatʼapkʲʼən

| тIэтэн; птӏэтэн;

| tʼatan

to lower

| гъэшъхъын

| ʁaʂχən

| еуфэхын

| -

to lower oneself

| зыгъэшъхъын

| ʁaʂχən

| зыуфэн, зеуфэхын, зегъэзыхын

| -

lowered

| гъэшъхъыгъэ

| ʁaʂχəʁa

| лъхъанчэ

| ɬχaːnat͡ʃa

walnut

| дэ

| da

| дэшхо

| daʃxʷa

back of the neck

| дий

| dəj

| пшъэб

| pʂab

drum

| даулэ
домбаз

| dawəla
dawmbaz

| шъондырып

| ʃʷandərəp

to fall down

| етӏэрэхын

| jatʼaraxən

| ефэхын

| jafaxən

to arrange

| зэгъэфэн

| zaʁafan

| гъэкӏэрэкӏэн

| ʁat͡ʃʼarat͡ʃʼan

smell

| гъуамэ

| ʁʷaːma

| мэ

| ma

stairs

| лъэугъуае

| ɬawʁʷaːja

| лъэой

| ɬawaj

bucket

| къуао

| qʷaːwa

| щалъ

| ɕaːɬ

to left (left over)

| къыдэфэн

| qədafan

| къэнэжьын

| qanaʑən

thorn

| къэцы

| qat͡sə

| панэ

| paːna

axe

| майтэ

| maːjta

| отыч

| watət͡ʃ

apple

| мые

| məja

| мыӏэрыс

| məʔarəs

intestine

| ныпсӏэ

| nəpsʼa

| кӏэтӏэй

| t͡ʃatʼaj

flower

| нэкъыгъэ

| naqəʁa

| къэгъагъэ

| qaʁaːʁa

to plant

| тӏэн

| tʼan

| гъэтӏысын

| ʁatʼəsən

big

| фуэ

| fwa

| шхо

| ʃxʷa

tip

| цыпэ

| t͡səpa

| пакIэ

| -

to crawl

| цӏэлъэн

| t͡sʼaɬan

| пшын

| pʃən

to breath

| фэпщэн

| fapɕən

| жьы къэщэн

| ɕə qaɕan

—

! sharp

| чыян

| t͡ʃʼəjaːn

| чан

| t͡ʃʼaːn

coward

| щтапхэ

| ɕtaːpxa

| къэрабгъэ

| qaraːbʁa

to block a hole

| шъыбын

| ʂəbənto

| кудэн

| kʷədan

jug

| шъхьахъу

| ʂħaːχʷ

| къошын

| qʷaʃən

small thing

| шъхъэ

| ʂχa

| жъгъэй

| ʐʁaj

soft

| щынэ

| ɕəna

| шъабэ

| ʂaːba

clabber

| щэгъэпсӏагъ

| ɕaʁapsʼaːʁ

| щхыу

| ɕa

milk

| щэзэн

| ɕazan

| щэ

| ɕa

bag; sack

| щэуалэ

| ɕawaːɮa

| дзыо; къапщыкъ

| d͡zəwa; qapɕəq

ships

| хьаджыгъэпс

| ħaːd͡ʒəʁaps

| щыпс

| ɕəps

mataz

| мэтазэ

| mataːza

| псыхьалыжъо

| psəħaːɮəʒʷa

batterfly

| хьадрэпӏый (or хьатрэпӏый)

| ħaːdrapʼəj

| хьампӏырашъу

| ħaːmpʼəraːʃʷ

bat

| пхъэпӏырашъу (or пхъэмпӏырашъу)

| pχaːpʼəraːʃʷ

| чэщбзэу

| t͡ʃʼaɕbzaw

mole

| лъышъутӏэ (or лышъутӏэ)

| ɬəʃʷtʼa

| лыпцӏэ

| ləpʼt͡sʼa

doll

| нысэпхъапэ

| nəsapχaːpa

| нысхъап

| nəsχaːp

easy

| ӏэшӏэх

| ʔaʃʼax

| псынкӏэ

| psənt͡ʃʼa

gloves

| ӏэбыцу

| ʔabət͡ʃʷ

| ӏалъ

| ʔaːɬ

Shapsugh alphabet

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| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | А а

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Б б

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | В в

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Г г

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Гу гу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Гъ гъ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Гъу гъу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Гь гь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Д д

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Дж дж

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Дз дз

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Е е

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ж ж

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Жъ жъ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Жъу жъу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Жь жь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Жьу жьу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | З з

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | И и

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Й й

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | К к

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ку ку

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Къ къ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Къу къу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Кь кь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | КӀ кӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | КӀу кӀу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | КIь кIь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Л л

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Лъ лъ

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ЛӀ лӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | М м

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Н н

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | О о

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | П п

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ПӀ пӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ПӀу пӀу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Р р

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | С с

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | СӀ сӀ

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Т т

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ТӀ тӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ТӀу тӀу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | У у

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ф ф

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Х х

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Хъ хъ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Хъу хъу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Хь хь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ц ц

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ЦӀ цӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ч ч

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Чу чу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | КӀ кӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ш ш

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Шъ шъ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Щу щу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ШӀ шӀ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | ШӀу шӀу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Щ щ

style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ы ы

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Э э

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ӏ Ӏ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ъ ъ

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ь ь

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ӏу Ӏу

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Я я

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ю ю

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" | Ё ё

Sample text

{{lang|ady|Псэкӏодишъэ Зыгъэхъагъэр :

Сэтэнай-гуащэ ныо рэхъугъэу, е ыкӏуакӏэ къыщыкӏагъэу, е ынэгу зэлъагъэу цӏыф къыӏуатэу хэти зэхихыгъэп.

Зэхихына, — Сэтэнае егъашӏи жъы рэхъугъэп!

Мыӏэрысэм ыку фыжьэу тхъу сӏынэм фэдэр ынэгу щифэти; — фыжьыбзэу, ышъо жъыутэхэу къабзэу, моу

укъищэу рэхъущтыгъэ; ышъуапӏэ ыжъоу, ащ ыпс ригъашъорэр — ыгугьэ кьэфэу, хьалэлэу, гукӏьегъуфо хэлъэу

ышӏэущтыгъ.

Ащ фэдэ мыӏэрысэ Нат ябын зэриӏэр Емынэжъ ышӏагъ.; Арыти, нэшъоу зишӏи, лъащэу зишӏи Сэтэнай-гуащэ

дэжь къэкӏуагъ.

— Сэтэнай! — ыӏуи къегьагъ Емынэжъ,

— Шъыд? — ыӏожьыгъ Сэтэнае,

— Слъакъомэ сахьыжьырэп, сынэмэ алъэгъужьырэп, сшъхьэ акъыл чыян илъыжьэп, сыгугьэ мэхъаджэ сыхъугъ, гъашӏэу къысфэнэжьыгъэри макӏэ. Джэуап къысфэхъу! — ыӏуагъ Емынэжъы. — Уимыӏэрысэфо ищэнсэн сэмышӏэу уенэгуя?!.

— Сэ симыӏэрысэфо ишӏуагъэ къыокӏьыщтэп, — ыӏуагъ Сэтэнай-гуащэ. — О жъалымэгъэ бащэ зэпхьагъ.

ӏэзэгъу къыритыгъэп.

«Ащ ишӏуагъэ сэ къысэмыкӏьынэу щытмэ, шъори къышъозгъэкӏьынэп!» — ыӏуи,

чэщ горэм къекӏуашъи Нат ябын идышъэ мыӏэрысэ чыг Емынэжъы риупкӏыгь. А чыгэр яӏагъэемэ, нэпэ къагу натхэр псэоу, тхъэжьэу, жъы рэмыхъухэу щыӏэнхи!.}}

External links

[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Shapsug_Adyghe Shapsug dialect unique words]

References

Category:Shapsugs

Category:Adyghe language

Category:Circassians in Israel

Category:Lower Galilee

Shapsug dialect

Subdialects

Phonology

=Palatalized velar stops=

=Retroflex affricates=

= Dropped consonants =

= Aspirated consonants=

= Others =

Grammar differences

=Instrumental case=

=Desirement mood=

=Upward prefix=

=Demonstratives=

==У vs. Мо==

===Sample===

=Future tense=

=Interrogative words=

=Location=

=Big suffix (~фо)=

=Positional prefix directly (джэхэ~)=

=Positional prefix merging (го~)=

Vocabulary

Shapsugh alphabet

Sample text

See also

External links

References