Chechen people

Chechens (Chechen: Hохчи / Noxçi) constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi. There are many theories concerning the name's origin, including: the village of Nakhsh, the remains of which can be found high in the mountains, nexça — sheep cheese, nox — a plow. Some refer to the Biblical Noah (Nox in Chechen). The Russian term for the nation - "Chechen" - is also of debated origins, but the prevalent theory is that the ethnonym Chechen derives from the name of the ancient village of Chechana, which in Russian is written as Chechen-aul. The village is situated on the bank of the Argun River, near Grozny. Another theory derives the name from chechenit' sya "to talk mincingly".
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