population is Ubykh by descent. Ubykh society was patrilineal; many Ubykh descendants today know five, six, or even seven generations of their agnatic ancestry. Nevertheless, as in other Northwest Caucasian tribes, women were especially venerated, and the Ubykh retained a special second person pronoun prefix used exclusively with women (-). Notable people Keriman Halis Ece of Пщызэмыгъу family – winner of Miss Turkey 1932 and Miss Universe 1932 beauty pageants Perestü Valide Sultan of Гогэн family – Valide Sultan (Empress mother) of Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire Şevkefza Valide Sultan of Заурмыкъу family – Valide Sultan (Empress mother) of Murad V of the Ottoman Empire Düzdidil Kadın - consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman empire. Setenay Özbek - artist Tevfik Esenç - politician, last known speaker of the Ubykh language (1904-1992) See also Ubykhia, a region in Circassia Other Circassian tribes: Abzakh Besleney Bzhedug Hatuqwai Kabardians Mamkhegh Natukhai Shapsug Temirgoy Yegeruqwai Zhaney References External links Journal of a residence in Circassia during the years 1837, 1838, and 1839 - Bell, James Stanislaus (English) Bagrat Shinkuba. The Last of the Departed on Circassian Library Circassians Circassian tribes Ethnic groups in Russia Ethnic groups in Turkey Adygea