Wikijunior:Languages/Chechen
Who speaks it
[edit | edit source]Chechen is spoken by people in Chechnya.
Alphabet
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| Upper case | Lower Case | Name | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| А | а | ah | a (as in father) |
| Аь | аь | eah | ä (as in cat or in yeah) |
| Б | б | beh | b |
| В | в | veh | v |
| Г | г | geh | g |
| ГI | гI | gheh | gh (Arabic: غ) |
| Д | д | deh | d |
| Е | е | yeh | ye |
| Ё | ё | yoh | yo |
| Ж | ж | zheh | zh |
| З | з | zeh | z |
| И | и | ee | i |
| Й | й | dohts ee | y |
| К | к | kah | k |
| Кх | кх | qah | q (Arabic: ق) |
| Къ | къ | q'ah | q' (ejective) |
| КI | кI | k'eh | k' (ejective) |
| Л | л | ehl | l |
| М | м | ehm | m |
| Н | н | ehn | n |
| О | о | oh | o |
| Оь | оь | urh | ö (German: ö) |
| П | п | peh | p |
| ПI | пI | p'eh | p' (ejective) |
| Р | р | er | r |
| С | с | es | s |
| Т | т | teh | t |
| ТI | тI | t'ah | t' (ejective |
| У | у | oo | u |
| Уь | уь | ew | ü (German: ü) |
| Ф | ф | ef | f |
| Х | х | kha | kh (Arabic: خ) |
| Хь | хь | h'a | h' (Arabic: ح) |
| ХI | хI | ha | h |
| Ц | ц | tse | ts |
| ЦI | цI | ts'e | ts' (ejective) |
| Ч | ч | cheh | ch |
| ЧI | чI | ch'eh | ch' (ejective) |
| Ш | ш | sha | sh |
| Щ | щ | shcha | sh' |
| Ъ | ъ | cho h'aark | hard sign (чIогIа хьаьрк) |
| Ь | ь | k'ed h'aark | soft sign (кIеда хьаьрк) |
| Э | э | eh | e |
| Ю | ю | you | yu |
| Юь | юь | yuu | yü (German: jü) |
| Я | я | yah | ya |
| Яь | яь | yeh | yä |
| I | I | aah (palochka) | w, ' (Arabic: ء or ع) |
Basic words
[edit | edit source]Barkal - How are you?
Ha - Yes
Hah ha - No
So - I, me
Ho- you
Iza - He/she, him/her
Salam - Hello
Wo - I am (if you are a boy)
Yoo - I am (if you are a girl)
A - And
How to make sentences
[edit | edit source]In English, actions like to run and to have are called verbs. The person who does the verb goes first and who they do the verb to goes right after in Chechen. So "I have eggs" would be "I eggs have" in Chechen.
So kant wo. I boy am. So ya yoo. I girl am.