Linguists convene in Maykop

Maykop/Agency Caucasus – Maykop, the capital city of Adygea, hosts the sixth of the International Science Conference in which problems facing the Adygei language are discussed.

It has begun on April 23 and will end on April 29. It hosts a total of 60 scientists from Abkhazia, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Stavropol Krai, Georgia, Britian, Holland, Germany.
The conference was devoted to the 85th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Zeynab Kerasheva, famous Adygei linguist. It is held at the State University of Adygea. The conference was started with a ceremony in the memory of Kerasheva outside her house in Maykop, where she stayed for a long time. The conference is aimed at handling general philological issues in connection with papers presented on the Adygei language.

Kerasheva is known for her her major books such as ‘The Grammar of Adgygei’ and ‘The Grand Adygei Dictionary.’ ÖZ/FT