Chuvash people
Чӑваш, Çăvaš, Чӑвашсем, Çăvašsem | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1.5 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia | 1,435,872[2][3] |
 Kazakhstan | 22,305[4] |
 Ukraine | 10,593[5] |
 Uzbekistan | 10,074[6] |
 Turkmenistan | 2,281[7] |
 Belarus | 2,242[8] |
 Moldova | 1,204[9] |
 United States | 900[source?] |
 Kyrgyzstan | 848[10] |
 Georgia | 542[11] |
 Latvia | 534[12] |
 Azerbaijan | 489[13] |
 Estonia | 373[14] |
| Languages | |
| Chuvash Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Orthodox Christianity Minority Vattisen Yaly, Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Volga Tatars, Mari, Besermyan | |
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.
Subgroups
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Gallery
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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 -
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Pioneer of Chuvash syllabotonic poetry Mišši Śeśpĕl -
Middle Chuvash group XIX с -
Chuvash children. Middle group XIX century
Related articles
[change | change source]- List of Chuvashes
- Chuvash National Congress
- Chuvash National Museum
- Chuvash national symbols
- Chuvash State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble
- Chuvash Wikipedia
- ChuvashTet
- Society for the study of the native land
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Joshua Project
- ↑ "Census 2010". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ↑ "Census 2002". Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ↑ "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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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Демографические тенденции, формирование наций и межэтнические отношения в Киргизии". Demoscope.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Tabula: TSK11-03. IEDZĪVOTĀJU NACIONĀLAIS SASTĀVS". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". pub.stat.ee.
- ↑ "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.