Ubykh

extinct Northwest Caucasian language once spoken by the Ubykh people
Language language Q36931
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Ubykh

Summary

Ubykh is a language[1]. Ubykh ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ubykh is in the country of Russian Empire[3].
  • Ubykh is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Ubykh's instance of is recorded as language[5].
  • Ubykh's instance of is recorded as extinct language[6].
  • Ubykh's instance of is recorded as dead language[7].
  • Ubykh is a type of Northwest Caucasian[8].
  • Ubykh's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[9].
  • Ubykh's writing system is recorded as Latin script[10].
  • Ubykh's writing system is recorded as Latin alphabet[11].
  • Ubykh's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.6666666667, 'longitude': 39.6666666667}[12].
  • Ubykh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ubykh language[13].
  • Ubykh's UNESCO language status is recorded as 6 extinct[14].
  • Ubykh's UNESCO language status is recorded as dead language[15].
  • Ubykh's indigenous to is recorded as Ubykh people[16].
  • Ubykh's indigenous to is recorded as Ubykhia[17].
  • Ubykh's indigenous to is recorded as Istanbul Province[18].
  • Ubykh's indigenous to is recorded as Caucasian Riviera[19].
  • Ubykh's indigenous to is recorded as Balıkesir[20].
  • Ubykh's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/UBY[21].
  • Ubykh's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 10 Extinct[22].
  • Ubykh's linguistic typology is recorded as agglutinative language[23].
  • Ubykh's linguistic typology is recorded as ergative–absolutive language[24].
  • Ubykh's extinction date is recorded as 1992[25].
  • Ubykh's terminal speaker is recorded as Tevfik Esenç[26].

Why It Matters

Ubykh ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] Ubykh has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ubykh is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 195542
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  2. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i73300
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 06991564-n
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  3. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Russian Empire, Turkey
    Ethnologue language status → 10 Extinct
    Subclass of → Northwest Caucasian
    Indigenous to → Ubykh people, Ubykhia, Istanbul Province +2
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