Chuvash people
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The Chuvash people (UK: /ˈtʃuːvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh,[18] US: /tʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ chuu-VAHSH;[19] Chuvash: чӑваш [tɕəˈʋaʃ]; çăvaş), plural: чӑвашсем, çăvaşsem; Russian: чува́ши [tɕʊˈvaʂɨ]) are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of the Ogurs, native to an area stretching from the Idel-Ural (Volga-Ural) region to Siberia.
чӑвашсем çăvaşsem | |
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Total population | |
c. 1.5 million[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 1,435,872 684,930[2][3][4] |
Kazakhstan | 22,305[5] |
Ukraine | 10,593[6] |
Uzbekistan | 10,074[7] |
Tajikistan | 3,904[8] |
Turkmenistan | 2,281[9] |
Belarus | 2,242[10] |
Moldova | 1,204[11] |
United States | 900 |
Kyrgyzstan | 848[12] |
Georgia | 542[13] |
Latvia | 466–518[14][15] |
Azerbaijan | 489[16] |
Estonia | 373[17] |
Languages | |
Chuvash Russian | |
Religion | |
Majority: Orthodox Christianity Minority: Vattisen Yaly Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Volga Tatars, Mari, Besermyan |
Most of them live in Chuvashia and the surrounding areas, although Chuvash communities may found throughout the Russian Federation. They speak Chuvash, a unique Turkic language that diverged from other languages in the family more than a millennium ago. Among the Chuvash believers, the majority are Eastern Orthodox Christians although there is still a small community that follows Sunni Islam.