Abkhaz alphabet Abkhaz alphabet The Abkhaz alphabet is a Cyrillic alphabet of 62 letters used for the Abkhaz language. Abkhaz did not become a written language until the 19th century. Up until then, Abkhazians, especially princes, had been using Greek (up to c. 9th century), Georgian (9–19th centuries), and partially Turkish (18th century) languages. The Abkhaz word for alphabet is анбан (anban), which was borrowed from Georgian ანბანი (anbani). The first Abkhaz alphabet was created in 1862 by Dimitry Gulia and K. Machavariani. The script was developed by Peter von Uslar. It had 37 letters and was based on the Cyrillic script.
Cyril Stuart elevated to the full Episcopate in 1934. In 1952, he returned to England as Rector of St Andrew's, Worcester. Four years later, on 19 October 1956, he was appointed a residentiary canon of Worcester Cathedral. He retired in April 1966. He died on 23 August 1982. His memoirs are stored within the National Archives Bishop Stuart University is named after him. Cyril Stuart Simon Cyril Edgar Stuart (27 November 1892–23 August 1982) was Bishop of Uganda from 1932 to 1952 before returning to England to be Assistant Bishop of Worcester. Born on 27 November 1892, Stuart was educated at Repton