Some scholars (for instance, ) prefer to count the Sadz consonant inventory at well over 100 (thus forming the largest consonant inventory in the Caucasus, outstripping Ubykh's 80–84) by treating the geminated consonants as a set in their own right.
Some scholars (for example, ) argue that the Sadz consonant inventory should be counted to exceed 100 items (forming the largest consonant inventory in the Caucasus, surpassing Ubykh's 80–84) by considering geminated consonants as a distinct category.