CHV ISO 639-3
Chuvash
Чӑваш чӗлхи (Čăvaš čĕlȟi), Чӑвашла (Čăvašla) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- chv
- Alternate Names
- Bulgar
- Autonym
- Чӑваш чӗлхи (Čăvaš čĕlȟi), Чӑвашла (Čăvašla)
- Population
- 1,243,000 in Russian Federation, all users. L1 users: 1,043,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). L2 users: 200,000. Ethnic population: 1,440,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 1,281,150 (as L1: 1,081,150; as L2: 200,000).
- Location:
- Chuvashia republic: east of Moscow, near Volga river.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Chuvash Republic (1937, Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 8).
- Classification
- Turkic, Bolgar
- Dialects
- Anatri, Viryal.
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Only a few children are likely to become active users (Salminen 1999). Some young people, all adults. Also use Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2010.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chuvash
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
- Other Comments
- The only extant language in Bolgar branch of Turkic. Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kazakhstan
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
14,000 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Latvia
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
1,340 in Latvia (2018).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Tajikistan
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
3,940 in Tajikistan (2017).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Turkmenistan
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
3,500 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Ukraine
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
2,270 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 10,600 (2001 census).
- Location
- Samarqand and Toshkent regions.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Uzbekistan
Language Name
Chuvash
User Population
13,100 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Map
Location: Chuvashia republic: east of Moscow, near Volga river.
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