How to say: Nokhchiyn
| 14:19 UK time, Tuesday, 5 September 2006
A guide to names and words in the news from Catherine Sangster of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Pronunciation Unit.
"Today's pronunciation is the for Chechnya, which we researched by consulting the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Central Asian and Caucasus Service. NOKHCHIYN or NOKHCHIIN is pronounced nokh-CHEEN (kh as in loch, ch as in church)."
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Where will chek-nee-ah go then, if we have to say noch-chin (sounds like a Scottish Island)
H, ex Isle of Lewis
What a bother! It's going to make the history books that slight bit more confusing...
I have a very close Chechen friend and I remember asking him where the name Chechnya originated from. His response was that he has never heard of this name and always wondered himself about it's origin, he continues, 'I am from NochChee' which directly translates to 'people of Noah' as in Noahs Arch. Apparently, they claim to be the direct descendents of Noah.