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What is Chechen and where is it spoken?

Chechen (Нохчийн мотт, Noxçiyn mott) is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh branch, spoken by about 1.4 million people, mostly in the Chechen Republic of Russia and the diaspora. It is closely related to Ingush. Modern Chechen uses a 49-letter Cyrillic alphabet, though Latin and Arabic scripts have also been used at different points in the 20th century.

What grammar features does Chechen have?

Chechen has six gender (noun) classes, ergative–absolutive case marking, and a rich consonant inventory with ejectives and pharyngealised sounds. Verbs are marked for the class of their absolutive argument. LingoBear lets you see these patterns in real sentences with instant English help.