New Caucasian Languages

The Knight in the Panther’s Skin: A 12th-Century Time Capsule

While English speakers struggle to decipher texts from just 500 years ago, modern Georgians can read their 12th-century national epic…

5 days ago

From Maykop to Kfar Kama: The Global Journey of Adyghe

Discover the fascinating linguistic journey of Adyghe, a complex Northwest Caucasian language that traveled from the Russian city of Maykop…

6 days ago

Adyghe: The Language With 50 Consonants and 2 Vowels

Explore the linguistic anomaly of Adyghe, a Northwest Caucasian language that challenges phonological norms with over 50 distinctive consonants and…

6 days ago

Gvprtskvni! Survival Strategies for Georgian Consonant Clusters

Discover the "Mount Everest" of linguistics: the Georgian word *gvprtskvni*, which features a staggering eight consonants in a row. This…

6 days ago

The Georgian Consonant Clusters

Georgian is famous for jaw-dropping consonant clusters like `gvprtskvni` ("you peel us"), which seem to defy the rules of pronunciation.…

3 months ago

The Georgian Verb: A Sentence in One Word

Ever wondered if you could fit an entire sentence into a single word? In the ancient and beautiful Georgian language,…

6 months ago

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