“I love you” is ФIыуэ узолъагъу in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Сэ шIу усэлъэгъу in Adyghe (West Circassian).
The two dialects of the Circassian language say it differently, so use the one your family speaks. Neither phrase is in the Circassian app’s lessons yet, so this page shows where each one is printed, and lesson lines that use the same verb, with the app’s audio.
Where the phrases come from
The Kabardian phrase ФIыуэ узолъагъу is printed the same way in Omniglot’s “I love you” list and in English Wiktionary. The Kabardian dictionary in the app gives фIыуэ as “well, nicely”, with the example фIыуэ зэрылъагъун, “to love each other” (p. 474).
The Adyghe phrase Сэ шIу усэлъэгъу is printed in the same Omniglot list; we found no second printing. The Adyghe dictionary in the app gives шIу лъэгъун as “to love”. The app’s lessons use the same verb in each dialect:
I love the cat
Do you like boxing?
The word “love”
The noun “love” is лъагъуныгъэ in Kabardian: it is taught in the app’s lesson on feelings and is in the Kabardian dictionary (p. 297). The Adyghe dictionary gives шIулъэгъуныгъ. Heart, soul, beloved and more: love words in Circassian.
Neither phrase has a recording in the app yet, so there is no listen button for them on this page. The lesson lines above have the app’s audio.
Questions
How do you say “I love you” in Kabardian?
ФIыуэ узолъагъу, as printed by Omniglot and Wiktionary.
How do you say “I love you” in Adyghe?
Сэ шIу усэлъэгъу, as printed by Omniglot.
What is the Circassian word for love?
In Kabardian it is лъагъуныгъэ; the Adyghe dictionary gives шIулъэгъуныгъ.
Is there audio for “I love you”?
Not yet: the app has no recording of these two phrases. Lesson lines with the same verb, with audio, are on this page.
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Sources
- Omniglot, “I love you” in many languages (Kabardian and Adyghe), read October 11, 2026.
- Wiktionary, “I love you”, translations (East Circassian), read October 11, 2026.
- Kabardian dictionary in the app (Apazhev and Kokov, Kabardino-Cherkess–Russian Dictionary, Nalchik 2008): гу p. 57, гъэфIэгъыбзэ p. 76, лъагъуныгъэ p. 297, псэ and псэгъу p. 364, фIыуэ and фIылъагъуэгъу p. 474, щIасэ p. 610.
- Adyghe dictionary in the app (dovlet.info): гу, псэ, шIу лъэгъун, шIулъэгъуныгъ, кIасэ, гупсэ, лъапIэ, гъэшIуабзэ.
- Circassian app, version 5.9.0: the lesson words heart, soul and love, the lesson phrases with audio, and the “my” lines from the audio course.
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