Bzhedugs

Bjedugh, Bzhedug or Bazdug (Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъу, Bjzədıuğ, Adyghe pronunciation: [bʐadəʁʷ]; Russian: Бжедуги, Bžedugi) are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes.^[1]

Many of them immigrated to Turkey in the 1860s, but there is still a community of Bzhedug on the left bank of the Kuban River (in the vicinity of Krasnodar).^[2] The Bzhedug people live in Adygea and Krasnodar Krai, and are well represented in the Adyghe (Circassian) diaspora in all countries of residence. Even in ancient times the Bzhedug people were divided into four tribes.

History

The Bzhedugs originally lived in the area of Shahe River, between Tuapse and Sochi. Later they divided in two groups: those who lived close to the Black Sea (Abhiaskis) and Adygeans (territory of Kuban River). This migration was causes by overpopulation and warlike neighbors to their Black Sea's territories. Bzhedug were subdivided into Chechenay tribe (Psekups River and Pshish River) and the Hamish tribe (Afips River and Psekups River). They were involved in cattle breeding and agriculture, growing mostly crops and corn.

Language

The Bzhedugs people speak a dialect (Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъубзэ, Bz̄edyğwbze) of the Adyghe language.

Bzhedug villages in Adigey

There are 48 Circassian villages in Republic of Adygea, 26 of which are Bzhedug villages (54% of the villages in Adygea).

Circassian	Circassian transliteration	Russian	Russian transliteration
Хьэлъэкъуай	Halhequay	Гатлукай	Gatlukuay
Бжъэдыгъухьабл	Bzhedyghuhabl	Бжедугхабль	Bzhedughabl
Красногвардейскэ	Krasnogvardéske	Красногвардейское	Krasnogvardéyskoye
Аскъэлай	Asqelay	Ассоколай	Assokolay
Очэпщый	Wochepshyiy	Вочепший	Vochepshiy
Гъобэкъуай	Ghobequay	Габукай	Gabukay
Джэджэхьабл	Djedjehabl	Джиджихабль	Djidjihabl
Казазовэ	Kazazove	Казазово	Kazazovo
Къунчыкъухьабл	Qunchyquhable	Кончукохабль	Konchukohabl
Нэчрэзый	Nechrezyiy	Нечерезий	Nechereziy
Нэшъукъуай	Neshuquay	Нешукай	Neshukay
Очэпщый-кIэ	Wochepshyiy-ch'e	Нововочепший	Novovochepshiy
Пэнэжъыкъуай	Penezhyquay	Понежукай	Ponezhukay
ПчыхьалІыкъуай	Pchyhal'ıquay	Пчегатлукай	Pchegatlukay
Пщыкъуйхьабл	Pshyquyhabl	Пшикуйхабль	Pshikuyhabl
Тэуехьабл	Tewéhable	Тауйхабль	Tawyhabl
Лъэустэнхьабл	Lhewustenhabl	Тлюстенхабль	Tlustenhabl
Тыгъургъой	Tyghurghoy	Тугургой	Tugurgoy
Козэт	Kozet	Козет	Kozet
Адыгея-кIэ	Adygéya-ch'e	Новая Адыгея	Novaya Adygeya
БжыхьэкъоякI	Bzhyhaqoyach'	Новобжегокай	Novobzhegokay
Бжыхьэкъоежъ	Bzhyhaqoyejj	Старобжегокай	Starobzhegokay
Тэхъутэмыкъуай	Texhutemyquay	Тахтамукай	Tahtamukay
Щынджый	Shyncyiy	Шенджий	Shenciy
Инэм	Yinem	Энем	Enem
Яблоновск	Yablonovsk	Яблоновский	Yablonovskiy
Къэзынкъуай	Qazenquay	-	-
Хьаныкъо	Hanyqo	Ханыков	Khanykov

References

^ "Circassians". Adiga-home.net. 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016. The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Rywkin & Wixman, p. 34

Rywkin, Michael; Ronald Wixman (1984). The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. ISBN 0-87332-506-0.

External links

Adyghe story in Bzhedug language 1
Adyghe story in Bzhedug language 2

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[1] "Circassians". Adiga-home.net. 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016. The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Rywkin & Wixman, p. 34