Its consonant-to-vowel ratio is remarkably high; making it quite similar to many other languages from the same parent chain.

[3] Abaza is spoken by approximately 35,000 people in Russia, where it is written in a Cyrillic alphabet, as well as another 10,000 in Turkey, where the Latin script is used.

For example, the verb in the English sentence "He couldn't make them give it back to her" contains four arguments (a term used in valency grammar): he, them, it, to her.

These include Kara-Pago, Kubina, Psyzh, El'burgan, Inzhich-Chukun, Koi-dan, Abaza-Khabl', Malo-Abazinka, Tapanta, Krasnovostochni, Novokuvinski, Starokuvinski, Abazakt and Ap-sua.

[11][12] The digraphs Лӏ and Фӏ are dialectal, and are therefore absent from the literary language and the official alphabet.

Арi aпштa, aбaгa йубузтын, йгӏaух...Хӏaрa хӏколхоз йызлaнхaуa тшы щaрдa эмaпӏ.

Аколхозник Адaмей a Бруль aцӏaйхӏвaн, мышӏ гaрa aбнз дaлaцaгӏ.H°ara h°kolhoz yızlanhaua tšı śarda emap°.

Sultan Laguchev, a singer-songwriter famous[citation needed] in Russia, writes and performs songs in the Abaza language, including "Абыгъь гӏважьква" and "БаъапI бара."