Kabard
Kabarda,
Kabard or
Kabarid are simply alternative ways of referring to the
Kabar people of the northern
Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term
Kabardin (or
Kebertei as they term themselves). Originally they comprised the semi-nomadic eastern branch of what was once the
Adyghe tribal fellowship. They number around 391,000 (as of
1989), living mainly in
Kabardino-Balkaria. Most Kabards are
Sunni Muslims. They speak
Kabardian, a North West
Caucasian language that represents the easternmost outpost of the
Circassian language group.