cheTechnical information about ISO 639 language code che
The table below provides technical details for the Chechen language, designated by the che code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Chechen Native Нохчийн мотт |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central (Groznensky/Shali)Eastern (Aukh)NorthwesternSouthwesternItum-KaliKisti |
| Related languages | IngushBats (Batsbi)Avar |
| Key facts | Chechen has roughly 40 consonant phonemes, including many ejectivesThe current Chechen Cyrillic alphabet uses 49 letters and several apostrophe-marked symbolsGrammar is ergative–absolutive with verb agreement in noun classLexical stress is usually on the final syllableBefore the 20th century Chechen was written in Arabic script, later in Latin, and now mainly in Cyrillic |
| Sample phrase | Салам, хьо цу ву? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Chechen language, identified by the code che, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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