Tuesday, February 14, 2012


Transmission

Chechen, The Language of Love

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On Chechen Language Day, Aslan Doukaev, the director of RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service (and a trained linguist), talks about the particular challenges -- and deeply romantic side -- of his native tongue:



Chrystal Callahan, a Canadian model now hosting a weekly TV show in Chechnya, describes her own attempts to take on the Chechen language:



-- Daisy Sindelar

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by: Ivan from: Sofia
April 27, 2010 05:26
What is a silly Canadian model doing on Chechen TV anyway? And who cares about Chechen language? Does RFE have nothing better to report on than some god-forsaken terrorist stronghold and some worthless female dressed like a clown and incapable of learning a few words? Seriously!
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by: Tykki from: California, US
April 27, 2010 22:43
Re: Christal's love of Chechen language, and particulary on Ivan's comment.

I do not know at all of Chrital's purpose or reason for learning such a seemingly difficult language, but, I know that a ethnic language, beside the food, is one of the most essential tool of cross-cultural communication. Like Ivan who doesn't care for more and ever growing need for mutual understanding among different people and their cultures in our today's turmoil of culture deficient situation in all aspects of international arean - governments, international NGOs, UN, and many other orgs, will only contribute to the devastation of world peace and cooperation. What a silly and selfish expediency of Ivan who doesn't care for anything other than his own immediate interest and indulgement. Ivan, you are truly an idiot, not, Christal. If you don't like her, or, Chechen, or whatever other than yours, just keep quiet, or, be wise to be silent, if you don't agree or understand.

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