Chuvash people
The Chuvash people (UK: /ˈtʃuːvɑːʃ/ CHOO-vahsh, US: /tʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ chuu-VAHSH; 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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Old Chuvash men, the beginning of 20th century | |
| Total population | |
| c. 1.5 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 1,435,872 684,930 |
| Kazakhstan | 22,305 |
| Ukraine | 10,593 |
| Uzbekistan | 10,074 |
| Tajikistan | 3,904 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,281 |
| Belarus | 2,242 |
| Moldova | 1,204 |
| United States | 900 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 848 |
| Georgia | 542 |
| Latvia | 466–518 |
| Azerbaijan | 489 |
| Estonia | 373 |
| 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.
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