Chechen language
| Chechen | |
|---|---|
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| Pronunciation | [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | North Caucasus (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 |
Distribution of the Chechen language | |
Chechen is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Chechen (Нохчийн, Noxçiyn, [ˈnɔxt͡ʃĩː]) is a Northeast Caucasian language, spoken primarily by the Chechen people, native to the Russian republic of Chechnya, as well as its neighbouring republics. With approximately 1.8 million speakers, it is also spoken by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia and the rest of the world.