Chechen language
| Chechen | |
|---|---|
| Нохчийн мотт Noxçiyn mott | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː muɔt] |
| Native to | North Caucasus |
| Region | Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan |
| Ethnicity | Chechens |
Native speakers | 1.8 million (2020) |
| Dialects |
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| 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 |
Chechen | |
Chechen is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Chechen (/ˈtʃɛtʃɛn/ CHETCH-en, /tʃəˈtʃɛn/ chə-CHEN; Нохчийн мотт, Noxçiyn mott, [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː muɔt]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by approximately 1.8 million people, mostly in the Chechen Republic and by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia and the rest of Europe, Jordan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Central Asia (mainly Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) and Georgia.