A North West Caucasian Reader: phonemicized, glossed, and translated texts in East Circassian (Kabardian), West Circassian (Bzhedukh), Ubykh, Abaza (Tapanta), Abzhwi Abkhaz and Bzyb Abkhaz

Hamilton, Ontario, (Canada): Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, 1999. — 189 p.The present texts are predominantly from the so-called "Nart Sagas." These are old myths of the North Caucasus which show fascinating parallels outside the region (Colarusso 1997; 1994, a; 1994, b; 1989, a; 1989, b; 1989, c; 1988; 1984, a; 1984, b).The languages are presented in a geographic order, starting with Kabardian East Circassian in the eastern extremity of the homeland,(see map, p. 2), and extending west to the Black Sea with Bzhedukh West Circassian, then southward along the coast to 5 Ubykh, then Abaza, just over the mountains, and finally, Abkhaz.Before each text I give the phonemic inventory of each language. Some texts are followed by grammatical comments.