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Chechen

Chechen is a language in the Nakh-Daghestanian family spoken in 13 countries.

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Scripture in Chechen

A complete Bible is reported in Chechen.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Chechen is spoken

  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belgium
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Russia
  • Syria
  • Türkiye

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About Chechen

Language family
Nakh-Daghestanian
ISO 639-3 code
che
Glottocode
chec1245
Also known as
Chechen: Itumkala

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Chechen as a whole.

  • AkkinNo known Scripture
  • CheberloiNo known Scripture
  • ItumkalaNo known Scripture
  • KistinNo known Scripture
  • MelkhinNo known Scripture
  • PloskostNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.