Usage Note
Tchétchène refers to the Chechen people, their language, or anything relating to Chechnya (la Tchétchénie). As a noun, un/une Tchétchène is a Chechen person. The word entered French during news coverage of the Chechen conflicts of the 1990s and 2000s.
Examples
"Il parle couramment le tchétchène."
Natural Translation
He speaks Chechen fluently.

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