name also occurs elsewhere in the Caucasus in a Nart saga wherein the hero Batraz is said to speak in Hattic. Culture and language Culture Traditional Hatuqway culture is part of the Circassian culture. The Hatuqway were engaged in agriculture, cattle and horse breeding. Before Islam, the Hatuqways worshipped Jesus as well as the gods of Circassians such as Shibla (god of lightning and thunder), Sozeresh (god of fertility), Yamish, Ahin and Hakustash. Language The Hatuqway speak the Hatuqway dialect of Adyghe, which is in the Circassian language branch of the Northwest Caucasian Languages. Nowadays, the number of speakers of this language has decreased considerably and it could not find a place in the literary language as there is no Hatuqway left in the Caucasus. Hatuqway villages and families Some Hatuqway villages in Turkey Some Hatuqway villages () in Turkey. Some Hatuqway clans in Turkey Some of the Hatuqway clans () in Turkey. See also Circassians#Tribes Ethnic cleansing of Circassians Shapsugs Bzhedug Abzakhs Zhaney Mamkhegh Natukhai Temirgoy Besleney References External links The Hatuqway nation Ethnic groups in Russia History of Kuban Circassian tribes Ethnic groups in Turkey Adygea