Chuvash people

Chuvash
чӑвашсем; çăvaşsem
	Old Chuvash men, the beginning of 20th century
Total population
	c. 1.1 million
Regions with significant populations
Russia Chuvashia;	1,067,139; 684,930
Kazakhstan	22,305
Ukraine	10,593
Uzbekistan	10,074
Tajikistan	3,904
Turkmenistan	2,281
Belarus	2,242
Moldova	1,204
Languages
	Chuvash; Russian
Religion
	Majority:; Orthodox Christianity; Minority:; Vattisen Yaly; Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Volga Tatars, Mari, Besermyan

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 there is still a small community that follows Sunni Islam.

^ Ethnic groups of Russia in the 2021 census. (in Russian)
^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "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.
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^ "Chuvash". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "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.
^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020.
^ "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020.

[1] Ethnic groups of Russia in the 2021 census. (in Russian)

[2] "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[3] "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.

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[Chv-5] "Chuvash". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[6] "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[7] "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.

[8] "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[9] "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020.

[10] "Chuvash". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020.

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