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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestchétchène
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃetʃɛn
"Il apprend à parler le tchétchène."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A member of an ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region, predominantly living in the Chechen Republic in Russia.
"The Chechen people have a rich history of oral poetry and distinct cultural traditions."
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Relating to Chechnya, its people, or their Northeast Caucasian language.
"He is studying the complexities of Chechen grammar and syntax."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Russian ethnonym 'Chechenets', based on the name of the North Caucasus village of Chechen-Aul. It entered the English lexicon in the 19th century during the Caucasian Wars and the expansion of the Russian Empire into the region.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chechen" is said worldwide
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tchétchène
Transliteration: tʃetʃɛn
"Il apprend à parler le tchétchène."
tschetschenisch
Transliteration: tʃɛˈtʃeːnɪʃ
"Die tschetschenische Kultur ist sehr faszinierend."
ceceno
Transliteration: tʃeˈtʃɛno
"La lingua cecena appartiene alla famiglia caucasica."
checheno
Transliteration: tʃeˈtʃeno
"El pueblo checheno tiene una historia muy antigua."
checheno
Transliteration: ʃeˈʃenu
"Ele é um escritor checheno renomado."
चेचेन
Transliteration: chechen
"चेचेन भाषा कोकेशियाई परिवार से संबंधित है।"
车臣语
Transliteration: chēchényǔ
"车臣语是高加索语系的一部分。"
체첸어
Transliteration: chechen-eo
"그는 체첸어와 러시아어를 유창하게 구사한다."
チェチェン語
Transliteration: chechen-go
"チェチェン語は北カフカス諸語の一つです。"
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