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Kabardian
ISO 639-3: kbd
| Population |
520,000 in Russian Federation (2002 Census). Does not include 60,517 Cherkess in the Russian Federation (2002 Census). Population total all countries: 1,632,500. Ethnic population: 519,958. |
| Region |
Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachai-Cherkessia. Also in Germany, Jordan, Syria, Turkey (Asia), United States. |
| Language map |
European Russia, reference number 18
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| Alternate names |
Beslenei, East Circassian, Kabard, Kabardino-Cherkes, Kabardo-Cherkess, Upper Circassian |
| Dialects |
Greater Kabardian, Baksan, Lesser Kabardian, Malka, Mozdok, Kuban, Cherkes, Beslenei (Beslenej). Similar to Adygey [ady]. |
| Classification |
North Caucasian, West Caucasian, Circassian |
| Language development |
Taught in primary and secondary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993. |
| Writing system |
Cyrillic script. |
| Comments |
Muslim (Sunni). |
Also spoken in:
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
PITTMAN, Richard S., author. 1963. Review of: Phoneme and morpheme in Kabardian (Eastern Adyghe), by Aert H. Kuipers.
