Chechen language
Chechen (/ˈtʃɛtʃɛn/ CHETCH-en, /tʃəˈtʃɛn/ chə-CHEN) (Нохчийн мотт, Noxçiyn mott, [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː muɔt]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by approximately 1.7 million people, mostly in the Chechen Republic and by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia and the rest of Europe, Jordan, Austria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Central Asia (mainly Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) and Georgia.
| Chechen | |
|---|---|
| Нохчийн мотт Noxçiyn mott | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː muɔt] |
| Native to | North Caucasus |
| Region | Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan |
| Ethnicity | Chechens |
Native speakers | 1.7 million (2020) |
| Cyrillic script (present, official) Latin script (historically) Arabic script (historically) Georgian script (historically) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ce |
| ISO 639-2 | che |
| ISO 639-3 | che |
| Glottolog | chec1245 |
| Glottopedia | Tschetschenisch |
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