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Chechen language

Chechen language

1 9.1
The way Chechen people speak and write in Chechnya and nearby regions
  • noun
: idioma checheno
  • Many students in Grozny study the Chechen language alongside Russian.

Examples

  • He wrote his thesis on the grammar of the Chechen language.

  • The Chechen language has a rich oral tradition.

  • Linguists consider the Chechen language one of the largest Northeast Caucasian languages.

  • She speaks Chechen language fluently.

  • Many students in Grozny study the Chechen language alongside Russian.

  • He wrote his thesis on the grammar of the Chechen language.

  • Linguists consider the Chechen language one of the largest Northeast Caucasian languages.

Synonyms

Chechen
vsChechen language
1 8.3

A language spoken by people from Chechnya

notes its membership in the Northeast Caucasian family and use in neighbouring areas

Surface Forms

Chechen language singular
Chechen languages plural

Morphology

Chechen + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Chechen' names a people/ethnic group and 'language' denotes their system of speech, so the meaning 'the language of the Chechen people' follows directly from the constituents. This naming pattern (ethnonym + language) is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Chechen language comes from the name of the people called Chechen who live mainly in Chechnya, and language simply means their way of speaking. So, Chechen language means 'the language of the Chechen people'.