Chechen/Quiz 1

Талламанболх 1

Practice Quiz 1

It's time now to test what you have learned in the past 3 lessons and alphabet. This exam will test your knowledge in the alphabet, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. If you have scored at least more than a 70%, then you should be safe in moving on to the next lessons. If not, you should go back and review the past few lessons and work on the topics that stumped you the most. Good luck, аьтто хийла!

{Part I: Language and Alphabet - these questions will test your ability to pick up on the Chechen alphabet. }

{How would you transliterate So khuzakh 'ash vu in Cyrillic? - Хьан цIе хIун ю? - Нохчийн мотт чIогIа хаза бу. + Со кхузахь Iаш ву. - Со хIийнца АшгIабат-гIалахь ву.
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 * This would transliterate as "Han ts'e hun yu" and means "What is your name"
 * This would transliterate as "Nohchyn mott ch'ogh haz vu" and mean "The Chechen language is very beautiful"
 * This is the correct answer. It means "I live here"
 * This would transliterate as "So h'ints Asghabat-ghalakh vu" and mean "I am now in Ashgabat".

{What sound in English does the Chechen letter, Аь, closely resemble? + "A" as in "apple" - "A" as in "fade" - "O" as in "pond" - "Ab" as in "abstract"
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 * This is the correct answer. Аь closely resembles that of typical short "a" vowel sound in English, like in "apple" and "path"
 * This letter does not make a long "a" sound. "A" as in "fade" would be represented by the Chechen diphthong of "ей".
 * Sometimes in foreign languages, the "a" might sound like a short "a" sound or a short "o" sound, but not in this case. That would just be a normal А in Chechen.
 * Although the Chechen letter, Аь, might look like an "a" and a "b" together, it does not resemble these letters in English

{What other two letters in Chechen when combined can make the same sound as the letter Я? - уа - ва - ра + йа
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 * These letters make the sound, "ua". The Chechen, "У", is actually a "u" sound.
 * These letters make the sound "va" or "wa".
 * These letters make the sound "ra", which might confuse the learner since Я looks like an "r" in English
 * This is the correct answer. ЙА can make the sound, "ya", which is the same sound the letter Я makes

{What would the word, Чудигар, transliterate to in English? - Shudigar + Chudigar - Hydigap - Chydirap
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 * This would be Шудигар
 * This is the correct answer. Careful not to confuse the false friend letters with English
 * This would be Хидигап
 * This would be Чудирап

{What language category does Chechen fall under? - Indo-European, Germanic, North Germanic - Indo-European, Caucasian, Nakh + Caucasian, North Caucasian, Nakh - Semetic, Arabic, Caucasian
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 * Chechen is not part of the Indo-European language family
 * Chechen is not part of the Indo-European language family
 * This is the correct answer. Chechen is in the Caucasian Language family, part of the Northern Caucasian subcategory, and further divided into the Nakh languages. It's also argued, however, that it might also fall under the Alarodian language family as well.
 * Although borrowing sounds and vocabulary from Arabic, Chechen does not fall under the Semetic language category

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{Part II: Vocabulary - answer these questions to the best of your ability. Questions that are entirely in Chechen should be responded with the most logical answer or response. }

{Хьо мичахь Iаш ву? - Сан цIе Магомед ю + Со Грозный-ГIалахь Iаш ву - Дика ду, баркалла - ХIaъ, Iаш ву
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 * This means "My name is Mohammed"
 * This is the correct answer. The question was "Where do you live?" and the response is "I live in Grozny"
 * This means "Ok, thank you"
 * This means "Yes, I live/reside"

{What does "йиша" mean in English? - Father + Sister - Brother - Cousin
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 * This would be Да
 * This is the correct answer.
 * This would be Ваша
 * This would be Шича