Other resources

Other resources

On this page, you will find information about other online resources for learning and teaching Circassian.

We hope that the list will continue to grow as new resources become available!

On this page, you will find information about other online resources for learning and teaching Circassian.

We hope that the list will continue to grow as new resources become available!

For beginners

Adyghe sounds

This mobile app for learning Adyghe (Circassian) sounds is created by linguists from Germany.

The app explains how each sound is pronounced and gives you tips on how to improve your pronunciation.

The app is available in Russian and English,  

Adigabze.circassian

An online video course for beginners by Л1ыпц1экъо Ларис. You will learn the alphabet, basic vocabulary, grammar, and useful conversational phrases. Ларис also has an Instagram channel: @adigabze.circassian and a website https://adigabzer.com/

50 languages: 

100 short audio lessons organized by topic. Learn basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases. 

Cartoons, fairy tales, poems

Circassian Media Platform  

Cartoons in West and East Circassian. 

Gukhel

A mobile app by Mukhamed Guketlov that contains Circassian fairy tales, poems, lullabies, and Nart sagas.

The app is available in Circassian, Russian, and English.

Нанэ ипшысэхэр

Circassian fairy tales and nursery rhymes collected and narrated by Unarokova Raisa.

Fables

100 short audio-recorded fables for those who continue to learn Circassiam or for children who have already acquired/are acquiring the language. 

Fairy tales and poems

An honored worker of culture of the Republic of Adyghea Sarra Achmiz reads fairy tales and poems for kids.  

Corpus and dictionaries

A multilingual dictionary that you can download and install on your computer. 

An Adyghe (Circassian) language corpus created by linguists from the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). The corpus is based on a selection of literary, religious, and newspaper texts. The corpus will be of particular interest to linguists studying Circassian morphology. 

Other dialects

We are happy to share links to online resources in other dialects. These online tasks in Kabardian were contributed by professor Larisa Dzasezheva who also has an Instagram channel @easy_adygabze

Kabardian dictionary

A mobile dictionary by Susanna Autleva for beginning learners of Kabardian. The app contains vocabulary words organized by topic and interactive tests to help learners memorize them.

Bzhedug dictionary

A mobile dictionary by Susanna Autleva for beginning learners of the Bzhedug dialect of Circassian. The app contains vocabulary words organized by topic and interactive tests to help learners memorize them.

For beginners

Adyghe sounds

This mobile app for learning Adyghe (Circassian) sounds is created by linguists from Germany.

The app explains how each sound is pronounced and gives you tips on how to improve your pronunciation.

The app is available in Russian and English,  

Adigabze.circassian

An online video course for beginners by Л1ыпц1экъо Ларис. You will learn the alphabet, basic vocabulary, grammar, and useful conversational phrases. Ларис also has an Instagram channel:  adigabze.circassian and a website https://adigabzer.com/

50 languages: 

100 short audio lessons organized by topic. Learn basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases. 

Cartoons, fairy tales, poems

Circassian Media Platform

Cartoons in West and East Circassian. 

Gukhel

A mobile app by Mukhamed Guketlov that contains Circassian fairy tales, poems, lullabies, and Nart sagas.

The app is available in Circassian, Russian, and English.

Нанэ ипшысэхэр

Circassian fairy tales and nursery rhymes collected and narrated by Unarokova Raisa.

Fables

100 short audio-recorded fables for those who continue to learn Circassian or for children who have already acquired/are acquiring the language. 

Fairy tales and poems

An honored worker of culture of the Republic of Adyghea Sarra Achmiz reads fairy tales and poems for kids.  

Corpus and dictionaries

A multilingual dictionary that you can download and install on your computer. 

An Adyghe (Circassian) language corpus created by linguists from the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). The corpus is based on a selection of literary, religious, and newspaper texts. The corpus will be of particular interest to linguists studying Circassian morphology. 

Other dialects

We are happy to share links to online resources in other dialects. These online tasks in Kabardian were contributed by professor  Larisa Dzasezheva who also has an Instagram channel @easy_adygabze

Kabardian dictionary

A mobile dictionary by Susanna Autleva for beginning learners of Kabardian. The app contains vocabulary words organized by topic and interactive tests to help learners memorize them.


Bzhedug dictionary

A mobile dictionary by Susanna Autleva for beginning learners of the Bzhedug dialect of Circassian. The app contains vocabulary words organized by topic and interactive tests to help learners memorize them.