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How to say: Nokhchiyn

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Host Host | 14:19 UK time, Tuesday, 5 September 2006

A guide to names and words in the news from Catherine Sangster of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pronunciation Unit.

"Today's pronunciation is the for Chechnya, which we researched by consulting the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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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  • 1.
  • At 05:40 PM on 05 Sep 2006,
  • henri wrote:

Where will chek-nee-ah go then, if we have to say noch-chin (sounds like a Scottish Island)

H, ex Isle of Lewis

  • 2.
  • At 10:19 PM on 05 Sep 2006,
  • SL wrote:

What a bother! It's going to make the history books that slight bit more confusing...

  • 3.
  • At 12:15 PM on 06 Sep 2006,
  • Lal Lester wrote:

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.

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