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Chuvash people

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.

Chuvash
Чӑваш, Çăvaš, Чӑвашсем, Çăvašsem
Total population
1.5 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Russia1,435,872[2][3]
 Kazakhstan22,305[4]
 Ukraine10,593[5]
 Uzbekistan10,074[6]
 Turkmenistan2,281[7]
 Belarus2,242[8]
 Moldova1,204[9]
 United States900[source?]
 Kyrgyzstan848[10]
 Georgia542[11]
 Latvia534[12]
 Azerbaijan489[13]
 Estonia373[14]
Languages
Chuvash
Russian
Religion
Predominantly Orthodox Christianity
Minority Vattisen Yaly, Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Volga Tatars, Mari, Besermyan

Subgroups

The division of the Chuvash people are as below:

  • Virjal or Turi (Chuvash: вирьял, тури, 'upper')
  • Anat jenchi (анат енчи, 'mid-lower')
  • Anatri (анатри, 'lower')
    • Hirti (хирти, 'steppe') (this is a sub-group that is recognized by some researchers)

Language

Main page: Chuvash language

Gallery

  • Chuvash woman in traditional attire. Mid-to-late 19th century

  • Married Chuvash woman in matchmaking costume. Early 20th century

  • Married Chuvash women. Early 20th century

  • Pioneer of Chuvash syllabotonic poetry Mišši Śeśpĕl

  • Middle Chuvash group XIX с

  • Chuvash children. Middle group XIX century

Related articles

Chuvash People Media

  • Chuvash diaspora in Volga Federal District

  • A group of Chuvash children with their traditional dress (Anat jenchi - Middle Low Chuvash)

References

  1. ↑ Joshua Project
  2. ↑ "Census 2010". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. ↑ "Census 2002". Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 - English version - Results - Nationality and citizenship - The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue - Selection". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
  6. ↑ [1][dead link]
  7. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  8. ↑ "НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ СОСТАВ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ (ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS)". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  10. ↑ "Демографические тенденции, формирование наций и межэтнические отношения в Киргизии". Demoscope.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  11. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  12. ↑ "Tabula: TSK11-03. IEDZĪVOTĀJU NACIONĀLAIS SASTĀVS". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  13. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  14. ↑ "RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". pub.stat.ee.
  15. ↑ "Chuvash".. Oxford University Press. 
  16. ↑ "Chuvash".. Oxford University Press. 
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