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| Chuvash | |
|---|---|
| Çăvašla | |
| Чӑвашла | |
| Pronunciation | [tɕəʋaʃˈla] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Volga region (esp. Chuvashia) |
| Ethnicity | 1.05 million Chuvash (2020 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 740,000 (2020 census)[1] |
| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Chuvashia (Russia) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | cv |
| ISO 639-2 | chv |
| ISO 639-3 | chv |
| Glottolog | chuv1255 |
 Chuvash is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] | |
 Chuvash native speaker distribution | |
Chuvash (UK: /ˈtʃuːvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh,[3] US: /tʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ 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.
- ^ a b Chuvash at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ "Chuvash in Russian Federation". UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
- ^ [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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