Veappii Explained

Group:Veappii
Native Name:ваьппий
Native Name Lang:ce
Pop1:Unknown
Region2:   
Pop2:Unknown
Languages:Chechen language
Religions:Islam

Veappii (Chechen: ваьппий) is a Chechen clan (teip) of the Aukhs, which inhabits Aukh, a region in modern-day Dagestan. The cultural center of the Veappii was Erzi, located in Ingushetia. During the 17th and 18th centuries, they migrated from Ingushetia to Aukh. According to their , they originated from the mountainous aul of Tyarsh. The Veappii were renowned for their skills as blacksmiths and craftsmen. Veappii speak the Pkharchoi dialect of the Aukh dialect of the Chechen language.

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