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Words illustrating each Chechen consonant
sound,in both spellings and with English translations.
The consonant is always the first sound in the
word unless otherwise indicated. The order is that of the sound charts,
reading first across and then down.
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p |
пен |
pian |
wall |
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t |
турс |
turs |
shield |
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c |
церг |
cerg |
tooth |
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ch |
ча |
cha |
bear |
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k |
куьг |
kyg |
hand |
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q |
кхела |
qeela |
mare |
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w |
1уьйре |
wyyrie |
morning |
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' |
ас |
as (=['as]) |
I, me ([']at beginning; not written) |
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' |
хаам |
xa'am |
information (['] in middle of word) |
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p' |
п1елг |
p'ialg |
finger |
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t' |
т1елг |
t'ialg |
finger (variant pronunciation) |
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c' |
ц1е |
c'e |
name |
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ch' |
ч1ог1а |
ch'oogha |
very |
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k' |
к1удал |
k'udal |
jug |
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q' |
къиг |
q'ig |
crow |
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b |
борз |
borz |
wolf |
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d |
да |
daa |
father |
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g |
гезга |
gezga |
spider |
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f |
февраль-бутт |
fevraalj-butt |
February |
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s |
сай |
sai |
deer |
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sh |
шовда |
shouda |
spring |
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x |
хи |
xi |
water |
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hw |
хьоза |
hwooza |
bird |
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h |
х1орд |
hord |
sea |
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v |
ваша |
vasha |
brother |
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z |
зурма |
zurma |
music; wind instrument |
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zh |
ж1аьла |
zhwaela |
dog |
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gh |
г1ург1аз |
ghurghaaz |
swan |
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m |
моза |
moza |
fly, housefly |
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n |
нана |
naana |
mother |
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l |
лам |
laam |
mountain |
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r |
раг1 |
raagh |
row; mountain range |
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rh |
ворх1 |
vorh |
7 ([rh]
at end of word) |
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j |
йиша |
jisha |
sister |
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