Besleney Kabardian dialect

The Besleney Kabardian dialect (Беслъэнеибзэ, Besłæneibzæ [bejsɬanejəbza]) is one of the East Circassian dialects and usually considered a dialect of Kabardian. However, because the Besleney tribe lived at the center of Circassia, the Besleney dialect also shares a large number of features with dialects of Western Circassian.

Palatalized velar stops
Like some other Kabardian dialects, the Besleney dialect has a palatalized voiced velar stop $\langleгь\rangle$, a palatalized voiceless velar stop  $\langleкь\rangle$ and a palatalized velar ejective  $\langleкӏь\rangle$ that were merged with дж, ч  and кӏ  in most Circassian dialects.
 * Besleney гь became дж  in other dialects:


 * Besleney кь became ч  in other dialects:


 * Besleney кӏь became кӏ  in other dialects:

Palato-alveolar affricates
The palato-alveolar affricate consonants дж, ч and кӏ  and the retroflex affricate consonants чъ  and чӏ  became palato-alveolar дж , дж , кӏ , дж  and кӏ   in Besleney while in Kabardian they became alveolo-palatal ж , ж , щӏ , ж  and щӏ.


 * Western ч became дж  in Besleney and ж  in Kabardian :


 * Western кӏ survived in Besleney and became щӏ  in Kabardian :


 * Western чъ became дж  in Besleney and ж  in Kabardian :

Others

 * Besleney чъ ↔ ш  in other dialects: