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This site is mainly concerned with the dissemination of Circassian culture and Circassian folklore. There will be an attempt to increase the Circassian language content on the Internet, which is almost non-existent, mainly due to the woeful neglect of the Circassian institutions in the Caucasus (and elsewhere), which, with very few exceptions, systematically fail to put out information in the Circassian language. The usage and status of the Circassian language shall be monitored on this page.

To relieve the pressure on this page, which is allowed a limited bandwidth, alternative sites have been made available at http://jaimoukha.synthasite.com   and   http://jaimoukha.blackapplehost.com.

Last updated: 5 March 2009

    PARLONS TCHERKESSE [Let's Speak Circassian] (New book on Circassian language and culture by Amjad Jaimoukha and Michel Malherbe to be published by L'Harmattan, Paris, Autumn 2009)

       ÀÄÛÃÝ ÙÝÍÕÀÁÇÝÌ È ÆÓÐÍÀË:  «ÀÄÛÃÝ ÏÕÚÝËÚÀÍÒÕÚÓÝ» (Õýêóæü àäûãýõýì ïàïùIý æóðíàë) [Circassian/English         Journal: 'The Hearth Tree': Circassian Cultural Miscellany]  

The Status of the Circassian Language and Culture in Circassia: Running the Gamut: A Cyber Odyssey Across the Expanse of Circassian Culture and Language in Circassia

 

The Statue of Princess Maria in Nalchik

Circassian Rocks!

Fascinating Song: Siy Paq!

Circassian Proverbs and Sayings. ÀÄÛÃÝ ÏÑÀËÚÝÆÜÕÝÐÈ ÏÑÀËÚÀÔÝÕÝÐÈ. The whole book is now available on line in .pdf format (201 pages; about 3,000 Circassian entries with English equivalents and comments, the largest collection of its kind to date). Teachers of Circassian in schools in the Caucasus and the diaspora (and the concerned educational authorities) could do worse than make this book part of the curriculum, whereby the students are subtly directed to appreciate the beauty of the Circassian language through learning by rote selected proverbs and sayings (and their equivalents in English, therefore doubling the benefit). It is suitable for students from the elementary stage to university level.

 

For researchers actively interested in the revival of the Ubykh language and culture

 

Featured Books and Articles

 

A Circassian Toast, by Edward Levedev (Celebrated Circassian poet from Panama)

 

Circassian Bibliographies & Periodicals

 

‘Keeka rika’, Epic Circassian War Songs, Heroic Chants,

Ballads for the Brave, and British ‘Jingoism’

 

Circassian Corsets, … a Fashion Craze, Amazons, Disposable Body Parts, and Ancient Circassians:

A Quaint Tale Told in Quotes     (Same article in .pdf format)

 

 

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Forthcoming articles & projects:

• Yura Schenibe (Shanibov): The (could-have-been) Circassian Garibaldi

• Circassian Figures of Note

• Circassian Bibliography   (Has more than 2,000 entries, including more than 120 online books, articles and dissertations. Last updated: 7 December 2008. New compilation policy: Systematic inclusion of works in Circassian and Russian – books, theses, dissertations, papers, articles)

• Bibliography of the North Caucasus

• Bibliography of the Kabardian Language
  

• Bibliography of the Circassians in Jordan

Circassian Culture & Folklore: 

Purveyors of Circassian culture and folklore:

The Circassian Minstrels (Àäûãý ÄæýãóàêIóý)  (from the forthcoming book Circassian Culture and Folklore) 

The Bag of an Imagined Circassian Minstrel (an ongoing project to recreate an idealized Circassian bard)

Circassian proverbs and sayings:

Circassian Proverbs and Sayings. The whole book is now available on line (some 200 pages; about 3,000 Circassian entries with English equivalents and comments).

Circassian onomastics:

Circassian Names (Àäûãý ÿïýöIýõýð) (Collection of lists of original Circassian first names)

Circassian etiquette:

Circassian Music:

Circassian Song Lyrics (Àäûãý óýðýäõýì ÿ ïñàëúýõýð) (a continuously updated collection of song lyrics. Will be divided into genres in good time. Any contribution is most welcome)

Craftsmanship & Cottage Industries:

North Caucasian Weapons

Circassian Language & Literature:

• The Circassian Language   (Àäûãýáçý)
  

• Circassian Language and Culture (Àäûãýáçýðý Àäûãý Ùýíõàáçýðý [Êóëüòóðýðý])

• Circassian Lexicography  (Àäûãý ïñàëúàëúý ùIýíûãúý; Dictionaries of the Circassian language)  

• Kabardian Grammar

• Latinized Kabardian Alphabet

• The Secret Language of the Hunters (ÙàêIóýáçý) (expanded and upgraded on 26 July 2008)

• Language of Dissent: Language, Ethnic Identity, and Bilingual Education Policy in the North Caucasus (by: Eve Rachel Greenfield)

• Language Policy and Education in Circassia

• Alim Kishoka (Àëèì ÊIûùîêúóý, Ch'ischoqwe, Kishokov): The Kabardian Literary Giant (updated and upgraded on 9 August 2008)

• The Role of the Nuclear Family in Language Preservation (Teach your child his mother tongue!)

Circassian Religion & Mythology:

Ancient Circassian Religion & Mythology    

Circassian Pantheon

Circassian New Year    

The Nart Sagas of the Circassians:

Àäûãý íàðò ïñûñýõýð (The Nart Tales of the Circassians)  

Selected Nart tales:

Ñîñðûêúóý ìàôIý êúåõü
Sosriqwe Fetches Fire (Circassian equivalent of the Prometheus legend)

Ëúýïù è ãúóùI Iýäýì è õúûáàð
The Story of Lhepsch’s Iron Tongs

More Nart tales

Circassian Societies:

The Social Structure of the Circassians  

The Kabardian Class System: Social Hierarchy in Eastern Circassia

Circassian Family Life  
The Circassians in Jordan

The Circassians in Jerash (possible booklet project; last modified: 10 August 2008; comments and suggestions are welcome)
The Circassians in Kosovo Polje

The Circassians in Poland: The Five Princes from the 'Five Mountains'

New booklet: ЖЭМЫХЪУЭ ЛЪЭПКЪЫМ И ТХЫДЭ (The History of the Jaimoukha [Jamoukha, Jamokha] Clan), by: Ahmed (Yura) M. Zhemix'we, Nalchik: M. and V. Kotlyarov Publishing House, 2008. (Тхылъ зытхар: Жэмыхъуэ Мухьэмэд и къуэ Ахьмэдù [Юрэ])

Circassian History:

The Circassians in the Mamluk Kingdom
The Caucasian Borderland

Politics:

North Caucasian Federation: Part I: The Northwest Caucasus: Or, the Recreation of Circassia (and eventually Greater Circassia)

Day of Mourning, Day of Hope [Àäûãý ùûãúóý ìàõóý]

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The Circassians: A Handbook (Click for more details) by  Amjad Jaimoukha Available for purchase. Published by Curzon Press (ISBN 0 7007 0644 5)  (Curzon Press is now RoutledgeCurzon , part of the Taylor & Francis Group ) In the Series: Caucasus World Distributed in the USA by Routledge/New York Also co-published by Palgrave Macmillan .(St. Martin's Press) in the USA  (ISBN: 0312239947) Click here for reviews and more details

The Chechens: A Handbook by Amjad Jaimoukha (with contributions from JonArno Lawson)   Available for purchase. Published in January 2005 by  Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group In the Series: Caucasus World   Also available in a number of e-book formats from the publishers and Amazon.com

 

Book project: Circassia Matters  

List of contemporary must-read (seminal) books on the Circassians and associated issues (new)

Essential links to sites that promote the Circassian language and culture (to be activated soon)

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