Chuvash people
Turkic ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chuvash people (UK: /ˈtʃuːvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh,[15] US: /tʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ chuu-VAHSH;[16] Chuvash: чӑваш [tɕəˈʋaʃ]; Russian: чуваши [tɕʊˈvaʂɨ]) are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of Oghurs, native to an area from the Volga-Ural region to Siberia. Most of them live in Chuvashia and nearby areas. They speak Chuvash, a unique Turkic language that split from other Turkic languages over a millennium ago.
Quick Facts Чӑваш, Çăvaš, Чӑвашсем, Çăvašsem, Total population ...
Чӑваш, Çăvaš, Чӑвашсем, Çăvašsem | |
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Total population | |
1.5 million[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 1,435,872[2][3] |
Kazakhstan | 22,305[4] |
Ukraine | 10,593[5] |
Uzbekistan | 10,074[6] |
Turkmenistan | 2,281[7] |
Belarus | 2,242[8] |
Moldova | 1,204[9] |
United States | 900[source?] |
Kyrgyzstan | 848[10] |
Georgia | 542[11] |
Latvia | 534[12] |
Azerbaijan | 489[13] |
Estonia | 373[14] |
Languages | |
Chuvash Russian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Orthodox Christianity Minority Vattisen Yaly, Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Volga Tatars, Mari, Besermyan |
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