Chechen alphabet: Cyrillic (in alphabetical order, with the Latin equivalents used here). Digraphs are alphabetized separately as units. Thus e.g. аь follows all tokens of а; it does not come between ац and а1, but follows а1. Parenthesized entries are digraphs and trigraphs that are not alphabetized separately as units.
Cyrillic Latin Example word (sound is at beginning or else underlined):
Cyrillic Latin meaning
а a адам adam person
aa аре aarie plain,
steppe, field
аь ae аьрзу aerzuu eagle
б b бутт butt moon
в v вота vota drum
г g гезга gezga spider
г1 gh г1апакх ghaapaq pumpkin
д d диг dig axe
е je еара je'ara Thursday
jee еса-аре jees-aarie wasteland
jia етт jiatt cow
jie ешап jieshap sorceress
(ев) eu евзина jeuzina recognized (fem.)
ж zh ж1аьла zhwaela dog
з z заза zaza blossom,
flower
и i иту ituu iron
(ий) ii ийг1ана/ийг1ина iighana angry
й j йочана joochana overcast
weather
к k кор kor window
кх q кхокха qoqa dove
къ q' къолам q'oolam pencil
к1 k' к1удал k'udal water jug
л l лам laam mountain
м m малх maalx sun
н n некъ niaq' road
о o очакъ uochaq pothole, rut
oo орам ooram root
oa олхазар oalxazar bird, large bird
uo очакх uochaq pothole, rut
(ов) ou ов ou skewer
оь oe оьзда oezda courteous
п p полла polla butterfly
п1 p' п1елг p'ialg finger
р r раг1 raagh line,
queue
(рх1) rh ворх1 vorh seven
с s сай sai deer
т t текхарг tieqarg snake
т1 t' т1ай t'ai bridge
у u урс urs knife
uu урам uuram street
уь y уьстаг1 ystagh sheep
(уьй) yy уьйт1е yyt'ie yard
ф f февраль fevraalj February
х x хох xox onion
хь hw хьоза hwooza bird,
songbird
х1 h х1орд hord sea
ц c церг cerg tooth
ц1 c' ц1а c'a room, house
ч ch ча cha bear
ч1 ch' ч1ара ch'aara fish
ш sh шаьлта shaelta dagger
ъ ' диъ di' four
э e эмкал emkal camel
ee эса eesa calf
ia эхь iahw shame
ie эцар iecar multiplication
(эв)
(eu) эвла eula village
ю ju юрт jurt town
juu юмоза juumoza wasp
юь jy юьхь jyhw face
я ja ялта jalta bread
jaa ялх jaalx six
яь jae яь1на jaewna nape
of neck
1 w 1аж waazh apple