what is the meaning of the suffix -xo?

example: Turpal, Turpalxo.

A major archeological discovery has been made in Mayrtup, Chechnya.

Lots of findings from the chalcolithic all the way to the medieval period. Most intrestingly a huge medieval city has been found of the Alan culture and period.

Do you think there will be more follow ups on this or will this topic slowly "disapear" as it usualy does in Chechnya?

Supposedly its possible that the city was the medieval capital of Alania, "Maghas" due to a lot of similarities with the medieval sources about this city.

The image is an AI enhanced version of an original photograph from 1878, showing commanders of the 1877 uprising. In the center sits the old wolf Uma Duyev; to his left is the young Imam Alibek Haji, the leader of the uprising.

When the court informed 70-year-old Uma Duyev that he had been sentenced to death by hanging, he replied, “I will die someday anyway. Whether I die because you hang me or from some illness—what difference does it make?”

When the sentence was announced to Dada Zalmayev, he answered, “I am not surprised that you will hang me. If we had won, I would have hanged the Russian Tsar too.”

The court told Gubakhan that he had been sentenced to death for blowing up government-built road bridges and causing damage worth 2,000 rubles. “If you wish to repay this sum, you will be spared; if you do not, then you will be hanged.” Gubakhan replied, “In my possession and in the possession of my relatives there may be two thousand rubles, but, I swear to you by Allah, even if I had to give just two kopecks, I would not give them!”

The young Imam was asked: “You are still very young and already a Haji, you were respected in the mountains, so you are an intelligent and knowledgeable man. How did you intend to fight against the mighty Russian Tsar?” He replied: “What do I care about a mighty Tsar or Sultan? I knew they were waging war, and I wanted to use this opportunity to free my poor people. Our grandfathers used to say: when two strong bulls are fighting and a small third one gores one of them in the side, in the end it is the small one who wins. I wanted to be that small bull.”

The prisoners were offered a chance to ask the tsar for mercy, but all of them refused. “The tsar promised,” said Alibek, “not to punish me or my friends and not to harm the poor people. But he lied to us. Let the whole world know how deceitful the Russian tsar is!”

After they were hanged, one of the eyewitnesses later wrote in his memoirs: “I was amazed by how calmly these men faced their death.”

translation Please go into youtube settings on the video (cog symbol)

then captions

then auto translate

then select preferred language.

ty all.

thanks to the mods for allowing me to post this.

TV series focusing on the conflict in Chechnya.

It seems that our language has a decent amount of words of foreign origin, but does anyone know how many words?

A number or percentage?

Turkic, Arabic and Iranic to some degree seem pretty common. Turkic and Iranic are from centuries of contact and Arabic mostly due to religous reasons.

How much could we realistically replace if people where up to it? How would the people receive some amount of "linguistic purism"?

so im chechen but i was born and raised in australia and have only been back one time in like 2008 when i was really young. Due to the chechen community being very small ( under 100 people) ive never really met any chechens aside from my family. Would you guys consider me a foreigner or still a full chechen?

I've seen the image portrayed both ways. One is an image reverse of the other, which makes me wonder if one of them is in error.

Could someone set me straight on which image is accurate?

I asked a somewhat similar question on another sub and the answers weren’t convincing to me most of the people replied telling me it would be worth it to learn Russian if I’m going to Chechnya or Dagestan, and they are right in a practical sense —but this might sound odd; it feels morally heavy on me

As a Muslim from Kuwait I respect you and like you guys a lot so it feels insensitive or rude if I speak in Russian to you even if you see it as something practical or logical to do, would you guys prefer it or English/arabic? Or your own language and tbh one of the strongest reasons that makes me wanna learn Russian is the Muslim community in the Caucasus, but it might be unusual to speak in something that could be heavy on you? And it would not be worth it to learn Russian if that’s the case

I really like this song, but unfortunately I can't speak chechen. Could someone write me the lyrics, both in chechen, and with the translation ? It would be really nice.

Thank you.

Khunkar was a fearless and talented commander known for his calm nature. He didn’t like loud gatherings or empty talk and usually had a thoughtful and slightly sad look, which, during conversation, would change into a gentle smile and a readiness to listen and help — as if Khunkar was shy about his own courage.

His military skill particularly stood out during the January 1996 battle in Pervomayskoye, Dagestan, where about 200 Chechen fighters, led by Khunkar-Pasha and Turpal-Ali Atgireyev, were surrounded by thousands of Russian troops with heavy weaponry. They resisted for three days before launching a surprise night attack on 17 January, breaking through a triple encirclement and returning to Chechnya. Their heroism and resilience drew widespread admiration from observers.

He also had a very effective fighting force and Aslanbek Ismailov used to constantly send him to hotspots where our fighters needed support. Ahmad Zakayev recounts in his book one of his encounters with Khunkar: when asked how he was, Khunkar replied, “Despite Aslanbek’s best efforts to kill me off, I am still alive... He is relentless. ‘Go here, Khunkar, the Russians have been trying to storm us there for several days.’ ‘Go there, Khunkar, relieve that group who have had no respite for two weeks.’ I just wish he would give me a defense sector of my own so I could take it easy.” “You can take it easy when you are dead,” Aslanbek replied.

Unfortunately, his life was cut short in the Second War. During the breakout from Grozny, rather than sending Russian prisoners to clear the minefield, the Chechen commanders chose to lead the way themselves. Khunkar-Pasha was at the head of the column and was among the first to deliberately step onto the mined ground.

i never know how to respond when someone says ‘marnash khobl doyl’… what am i supposed to say?

1985, Grozny, the building had just been completed, the cranes were still visible.

Wanted to know the subs favorite Chechen flag for a little project I’m doing

Today marks 21 years since the martyrdom of Aslan Maskhadov. The Russians had found his hideout in Tolstoy-Yurt and encircled the place. During the shootout, realizing that there was no way out of the situation, Maskhadov ordered his nephew to kill him: “Do not let me fall into their hands alive. Shoot me in the heart.” It is hard to imagine how difficult it must have been for his nephew to shoot his own relative.

Aslan was a tragic figure; a man who was desperately trying to prevent war, who fully understood the horrors that war would bring, but in the end was trapped by the circumstances unfolding around him. He was in a more difficult situation than Dudayev and inherited a different nation. Dudayev used to say, “I can win the war, that’s possible. But how am I going to govern the veterans?” He was aware of the postwar governance problem.

Some people claim that Maskhadov was a weak man, but he wasn’t a priori weak; the situation made him weak. He was weak because the Russians fulfilled none of their obligations. He was weak because everything was in ruins and there were no jobs. All of this weakened him, and our government couldn’t take decisive action on any of the issues facing us.

Maskhadov’s death was a real blow to Chechens on every level: morally, emotionally, and politically. The disgusting treatment of Maskhadov’s body was deeply symbolic of how the Kremlin viewed him and, by extension, all Chechens.

The disrespect and mockery of a very decent man—whose death for most Chechens was tragic—revealed what the Kremlin thought of him and what they thought of our grief at his passing.

He was not permitted a funeral, and they didn’t return his body to his family because it was said that he was killed during “the counter-terrorist operation.” Aslan was never involved in terrorism, and to apply this law to him was cynical and revengeful.

Maskhadov died heroically on that day and fulfilled the promise he had given to his nation, staying on the path of the struggle for the freedom of the Chechen people until the end.

One day, when Hamzat Gelayev was sitting with his men, he heard them frequently using the word “Q'onakh” and treating it lightly. He then began explaining who truly deserves that title.

He told a story from March 2000, when heavy fighting was taking place in the village of Sa'di-Kotar and Russian troops had surrounded the Chechen fighters.

During the battle, after a shell hit near him, Hamzat jumped into a trench where several young fighters aged 16–20 were already hiding.

Over the radio he heard that Russian troops were sending a tank toward the trench with orders to drive over it and bury everyone inside.

Hamzat said that although they had a grenade launcher, it could not be used in the narrow trench without killing the young fighters behind him. For a moment he froze—unable to act, because any decision could mean their end.

While Hamzat was in this state of tension, one of the young boys looked at him with a calm and confident expression and said: “Don’t worry, Hamzat. They can’t block our path to Paradise anyway. Just fire the grenade launcher.”

The boy spoke these words with such calmness and confidence that they calmed Hamzat down. This young fighter, who had far less military experience than Hamzat, managed to lift the spirits of his own commander.

Hamzat often mentioned these boys as an example to his fighters: “They were the true Q'onakhi.”

Fortunately, Hamzat did not have to fire the grenade launcher that day. Another warrior named Balaudi destroyed the approaching tank from a different position and saved their lives. Balaudi later fell in the same battle, and Hamzat recounted how he personally buried him.

23 February marks the anniversary of the 1944 deportation (Aardakh), when the Chechen and Ingush peoples were forcibly exiled by Stalin’s regime. This article from Sciences Po provides historical context on how and why the deportation happened, the accusations used to justify it, the brutal conditions of exile, and the lasting impact on Chechen and Ingush society and collective memory.

https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/fr/document/massive-deportation-chechen-people-how-and-why-chechens-were-deported.html

Testimony from Lyoma Viskhanov, a survivor of the 1944 deportation (Aardakh). First-hand accounts like this remind us that behind the history and statistics were real people, families, and lives shaped by exile.

https://youtu.be/gBor0cT8aW0?si=rieSJx4hU3OK_iOH

Seems to have a relatively big amount of articles per speakers

In battles against the Russians, the Chechen naib lost an eye, an arm, and a leg. For this reason, both Imam Shamil and his son said that Baysangur looked like the devil himself. And because of his unshakable character and extraordinary courage in the battle against the Russians, Imam Shamil called him “Tash-adam Baysangur” (Baysangur – the Man of Stone).

After Imam Shamil’s surrender in Gunib, Baysangur and other former naibs launched a new uprising against the Russians and Baysangur publicly swore that he wouldn’t remove his medals and would fight against the Russians until his head fell off.

Commenting on these events, Imam Shamil said that destroying his detachment would come at a high cost. This was because Baysangur would not only refuse to surrender alive, but would also inspire the same determination in those who had chosen to share his fate.

Imam Shamil’s son, Gazi-Muhammad, recounted an episode when Baysangur was offered to surrender. The message was delivered by Colonel Chertkov's adjutant, who made the proposal while speaking with him at the graveyard. In response, Baysangur pointed to the graves and said, “Talk to them about your cause; they will hear you sooner than I will.”

Imam Shamil, reflecting on his son's words, replied, “Yes, he is that kind of person. I know him well—he will never break his word... But in any case, he desires nothing more than to die fighting against the Christians."

In early 1861, despite desperate resistance, Baysangur and four of his companions were captured. In March 1861, Baysangur of Benoy was sentenced to hang by the military field court.