Circassian: The endangered language of the Northern Caucasus - Umut Uğrak | PGO 2020

My presentation will be about the Circassian (Adyghe) language and its current situation. Circassian language belongs to the Northwestern Caucasian language family.

UNESCO classified Adyghe language in its 2009 UNESCO Map of the World’s Languages in Danger as vulnerable. It is mainly spoken in the Adygea region in contemporary Russia, and in diaspora countries in Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Syria, United States and Europe. Today, Circassian language is facing a number of challenges. In this talk I will try to introduce you to the Circassian language and the challenges it currently faces.

Umut Uğrak hails from Izmir, Turkey. He has a degree in Computer Science. Besides his degree, he’s a language enthusiast and also a freelance tutor/translator. He lived abroad in United Kingdom, United States, Germany and Poland in different periods. He’s fluent in English, Polish and has decent command of German and Russian languages. He likes travelling a lot and eager to meet with other polyglots/linguists from anywhere in the world.

This video was recorded at the Polyglot Gathering Online 2020 (https://www.polyglotgathering.com/).