Since returning to their land in1957, they have maintained their language and identity, with 97 percent of the 87,000-plus ethnic Balkars speaking the Balkar language.

自1957年返回故土之后，他们始终坚持自己的语言及民族身份，巴尔·卡尔族87000多人口中的97%都讲巴尔·卡尔语。

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Since returning to their land in1957, they have maintained their language and identity, with 97 percent of the 87, 000-plus ethnic Balkars speaking the Balkar language.

自1957年返回故土之后，他们始终坚持自己的语言及民族身份，巴尔卡尔族87000多人口中的97%都讲巴尔卡尔语。

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There is friction between the Kabardins and the Balkars, and in 1992 the Balkars voted for secession.

BBC: Kabardino-Balkaria profile

The Cherkess are ethnically and culturally related to the Kabarda and Adygey peoples and the Karachay to the Balkars.

BBC: Karachay-Cherkessia profile

The population is made up of mainly-Muslim Kabardins, as well as minorities of Turkic-speaking Balkars - around 10% of the people - and Russians.

BBC: Kabardino-Balkaria profile