Bzyb (also spelled Bzyp) is a major dialect of Abkhaz, native to the Bzyb River region of Caucasus.
[1] It differs from standard Abkhaz mainly in terms of phonology.
It shares the [ɕʷ] and [ʑʷ] sounds with the Sadz dialect, and the [t͡ɕ], [d͡ʑ], [t͡ɕʼ], [ɕ], [ʑ], [χˤ], and [χˤʷ] sounds are unique to Bzyb.
Standard Abkhaz (which is based on the Abzhywa dialect) lacks these sounds.
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