Proto-Abkhaz–Abaza language

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza (or Proto-Abazgi) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Abkhaz and Abaza languages.

Consonants
The consonant system is reconstructed with a four-way phonation contrast in stops and affricates, and a two-way contrast in fricatives.

Below is the table of Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza Alphabet:


 * 1) In some Abaza dialects the velar consonants turned to uvular consonants.

The most noticeable changes are:
 * The velar consonants become uvular consonants in Abkhaz languages.