Kabardian (/kəˈbɑːrdiən/), also known as East Circassian, is a Northwest Caucasian language, that is widely considered to be the eastern dialect of Adyghe. While some Soviet linguists have treated the two as distinct languages, the Circassians (including Kabardian people) consider the eastern and western language variants to be dialects of one Circassian language.
It is spoken mainly in parts of the North Caucasus republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia (Eastern Circassia), and in Turkey, Jordan and Syria (the extensive post-war diaspora).
