Kazi Kumukh

Kazi-Kumukh, Caucasian aborigines, who call themselves Lak, and who appear to be a branch of ' the Lesghians. They were the first people of the Caucasus to adopt the Mohammedan religion, and from this circumstance received the title of Ghasi (whence Kazi), Champions of the Faith; Kmnukh, the second part of their name, indicates the chief place in their territory, which lies in Central Daghestan. The Lak language, extremely harsh and guttural, is spoken by about 30,000 persons in a district 800 square miles in extent.