ABSTRACT

Alt.spel.AbaKizhi.SEEAbaKizhi,Aba, Shor.

Alt.des.Aba.SEEAba,Shor.

Alt.des.Aba.SEEAba,Shor.

ABADZEGSelfdes.Abadzegh~Rus.des.Abadzekh.One ofthetenmajortribaldivisionsofthe

Adygeipeople.Eachofthesegroupswasformerly consideredadistinctpeople.Theyaren6wclassified asAdygei.ThemajorityofAbadzeg,alongwiththe otherAbazgo-Circassianpeoples,emigratedtoTurkeyin themid-1860s.TheAbadzeglivedintheareaalongthe upperPsekups,Laba,andBelayaRiversinthewestern NorthCaucasus.SEEAdygei,Circassian.