The two main branches of the NW Caucasian family, Abkhaz-Abaza and Circassian, are
typologically similar to a remarkable degree, although they are not genetically closely related (it …

The purpose of this paper is to present data on a particular syntactic phenomenon in
Kabardian, which is variously referred to as "backward control" and "long distance agreement" (…

In traditional grammars of Kabardian, transitive and intransitive verbs are represented as
having different rules of case assignment, as well as different order of personal prefixes. This …

… Sravnitel’no-istoričeskaja grammatika adygskix (čerkesskix) ja- … Èrgativnost’ v čerkesskix
jazykax, Malmö: School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations. Kwon, Na-Young & …

0.1. Kabardian (East Circassian) is an ergative head-marking language spoken in the
Caucasus (NW Caucasian, Adyghe-Kabardian subgroup; ca. 500 000 speakers). It is spoken …