Aukhs (
) are an ethnographic (subroettic) group of
Chechens
The Chechens ( ; , , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kistin, Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. ...
.
Aukhs are currently living in the territories of
Novolaksky (former
Aukh District),
Khasavyurtovsky,
Babayurtovsky and
Kazbekovsky
Kazbekovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...
(Western part of the
Aukh
Aukh (Chechen language, Chechen: Ӏовх, Ӏавх, 'Ovkh, Ӏовхойн мохк; Russian language, Russian: Ау́х) is a historical region in the current republic of Dagestan, populated by Chechens. Aukh encompasses parts of the Novolaksky ...
) areas of modern central Dagestan, along the rivers Yamansu, Yaryksu, Aktash and Aksai (earlier Eastern Chechnya).
They speak the
Aukh dialect
The Aukh dialect (, ) is a dialect of the Chechen language, It is primarily spoken by residents in the northern part of Dagestan, and the estimated number of speakers is about 160 thousand. It is the native dialect of the Aukhs society. Linguist ...
of the Chechen language.
Modernity
Nowadays, the
Aukh District has not yet been restored. The leadership of the Republic of Dagestan conducts some actions to solve the problem of Aukhs, the effectiveness of which is evaluated in different ways. For example, today there is a gradual resettlement of
Laks from the Novolaksky district closer to Makhachkala in Novostroy and the return of Aukhs to their former villages.
On October 18, 2000, by the Decree of the State Council of the Republic of Dagestan No. 191, the Chechens-Aukhs were attributed to the indigenous peoples of the Republic of Dagestan.
Clans (teips)
Aukhovsky Society includes the following clans (
teips
A ''teip'' (also ''taip'', ''tayp'', ''teyp''; Chechen and Ingush: тайпа, romanized: ''taypa'' , ''family'', ''kin'', ''clan'', ''tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 19 ...
):
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Akkoy (),
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Barchkhoy (),
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Biytaroy (),
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Biltoy (),
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Bonoy (),
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Vappiy (),
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Guloy (),
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Djey (),
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Zandakoy (),
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Zogoy (),
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Kevoy (),
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Karkhoy (),
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Kostoy (),
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Merjoy (),
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Nokkhoy (),
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Ovrshoy (),
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Peshkhoy (),
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Pkharchkhoy (),
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Saloy (),
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Cechoy (),
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Contaroy (),
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Chontoy (),
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Chungaroy (),
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Chantiy (),
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Chkharoy (),
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Shinroy ().
Citations
{{Ethnic groups of Russia
Chechen people
Ethnic groups in Dagestan
Aukh