Langenesis

Northwest Caucasian family

Proto-Northwest Caucasian

c. 3,000 BCE – 1,000 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Northwest Caucasian (c. 3,000 BCE – 1,000 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Northwest Caucasian language family, with 5 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Northwest Caucasian on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of Abkhaz–Abaza, Circassian and Ubykh, known for very small vowel inventories and large consonant inventories. Dating is highly uncertain; a link with Northeast Caucasian or Hattic is proposed but not accepted.

Descendants 3

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