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Kabardian is a language spoken by the Kabardian people, primarily in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus region. It belongs to the Northwest Caucasian language family, which consists of languages with complex sound systems that are spoken by various ethnic groups in that mountainous area.
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Yinal speaking Kabardian. Kabardian (/kəˈbɑːrdiən/), also known as East Circassian, is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the eastern subgroups of Circassians. Native to Circassia in the Caucasus, it is official in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, but is mostly spoken in the Circassian diaspora.
Kabardian is closely related to the Adyghe or West Circassian language; some reject the distinction between the two languages in favour of both being dialects of a unitary Circassian language. Despite phonological differences, Circassian languages are reciprocally intelligible, with speakers being able to communicate. While the self-designation for both Adyghe and Kabardian language is Adyghe, in linguistic and administrative terms, "Adyghe" refers specifically to the language of the western tribes of Circassians, while "Kabardian" refers to the language of the two eastern tribes (Kabardians and Besleney). Ubykh, Abkhaz and Abaza are more distantly related to Kabardian.
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Agglutinative languagesCircassian cultureIndigenous languages of European RussiaISO language articles citing sources other than EthnologueKabardian languageKabardino-BalkariaKarachay-CherkessiaLanguage articles citing Ethnologue 27Languages of Georgia (country)Languages of IraqLanguages of TurkeyLanguages with ISO 639-2 code