Beginner's Circassian (Adyghe) with Online Audio
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- ISBN 9780781814621
- Dimensions: 139 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The first Circassian language course available in English!
West Circassian, also known as Adyghe, is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by an estimated 500,000 people worldwide. The language is native to the North Caucasus region in Russia, but most speakers are in the diaspora in Turkey. Speakers can also be found in Jordan, Syria and Israel, where Circassians settled in the late 1800s. West Circassian is written in the Cyrillic script.
Ideal for those new to West Circassian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Circassian (Adyghe) with Online Audio teaches both written and spoken Circassian using modern pedagogy, and includes:
- An introductory section on the West Circassian (Adyghe) language and its main features
- Twelve carefully-paced chapters, each one opening with dialogues about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises
- Answer key to the exercises
- West Circassian-English and English-West Circassian glossaries
- Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers
Larisa Tuptsokova is a native speaker of the Circassian language (Western dialect, Adyghe) and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Circassian Philology and Culture from the Adyghe State University, as well as a master's degree in Caucasian Languages. She worked as a journalist for Radio Liberty for several years, and now works as a journalist for Circassian Media, a Circassian media outlet. Tuptsokova also speaks Russian, Georgian, and spoken English. She is a translator and poet, as well as a specialist at the Circassian Cultural Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she resides. John Lechner holds an MS in Foreign Service (MSFS) from Georgetown University. He is an expert on Russia’s growing influence in Africa, and speaks fluent Russian; advanced French, Turkish, and Georgian; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Chechen, German, and Sango (the lingua franca of the Central African Republic). He currently works as a freelance journalist and researcher, reporting on the Central African Republic (CAR) and Libya. He is an expert on the history, languages, and politics of Central Africa, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. Lechner is co-author of Beginner’s Chechen with Online Audio (Hippocrene Books, 2024), and resides in Washington, D.C.
