чӑвашсем çăvaşsem | |
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Total population | |
c. 1.1 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia ( Chuvashia) | 1,067,139 684,930[1] |
Kazakhstan | 22,305[2] |
Ukraine | 10,593[3] |
Uzbekistan | 10,074[4] |
Tajikistan | 3,904[5] |
Turkmenistan | 2,281[6] |
Belarus | 2,242[7] |
Moldova | 1,204[8] |
Languages | |
Chuvash Russian | |
Religion | |
Majority: Orthodox Christianity Minority: Vattisen Yaly Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Volga Tatars |
The Chuvash people (UK: /ˈtʃuːvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh,[9] US: /tʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ chuu-VAHSH;[10] 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.
Most of them live in Chuvashia and the surrounding areas, although Chuvash communities may be found throughout the Russian Federation. They speak Chuvash, a 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 a minority follow Sunni Islam or Vattisen Yaly.
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