Chuvash language

Chuvash
Çăvašla
Чӑвашла
Pronunciation[tɕəʋaʃˈla]
Native toRussia
RegionVolga region (esp. Chuvashia)
Ethnicity1.05 million Chuvash (2020 census)[1]
Native speakers
740,000 (2020 census)[1]
Cyrillic
Official status
Official language in
Chuvashia (Russia)
Language codes
ISO 639-1cv
ISO 639-2chv
ISO 639-3chv
Glottologchuv1255
Chuvash is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2]
Chuvash native speaker distribution
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Chuvash (UK: /ˈvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh,[3] US: /ʊˈvɑːʃ/ chuu-VAHSH;[4] Чӑвашла, translit. Çăvašla, IPA: [tɕəʋaʃˈla])[a] is a Turkic language spoken in European Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur branch of Turkic languages, one of the two principal branches of the Turkic family.[5]

The writing system for the Chuvash language is based on the Cyrillic script, employing all of the letters used in the Russian alphabet and adding four letters of its own: Ӑ, Ӗ, Ҫ and Ӳ.

  1. ^ a b Chuvash at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Chuvash in Russian Federation". UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ [1] Chuvash is the sole living representative of the Bulgharic branch, one of the two principal branches of the Turkic family.


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