Chuvash people
E369012
The Chuvash people are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga region of Russia, known for their distinct Chuvash language and rich folk traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chuvash people canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonomousRepublic | Chuvash Republic ⓘ |
| capitalOfHomeland | Cheboksary ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| ethnonym | Chuvash ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Volga-Ural region
ⓘ
surface form:
Volga-Kama region
|
| historicalState |
Kazan Khanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Khanate of Kazan
Volga Bulgaria historical area ⓘ
surface form:
Volga Bulgaria
|
| incorporatedInto |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian state
|
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| languageIs | only surviving member of Oghur branch of Turkic ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Russia
ⓘ
Volga region ⓘ |
| populationConcentration |
Chuvash Republic
ⓘ
Samara Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatarstan ⓘ Ulyanovsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Chuvash
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuvash language
|
| recognizedAs | titular nation of Chuvash Republic ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bashkirs
ⓘ
Tatars ⓘ Bulgars ⓘ
surface form:
Volga Bulgars
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodoxy
Tengrism ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Chuvash
ⓘ
surface form:
Чăваш
|
| timeOfIncorporation | 16th century ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
embroidered shirts
ⓘ
headdresses with coins ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalCuisine |
khupla (meat pies)
ⓘ
sour-milk dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Chuvash folk dance ⓘ |
| traditionalDrink | beer ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival |
Akatuj
ⓘ
Surkhuri ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
epic songs
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ beekeeping ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Chuvash paganism ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleHeritageCandidate | Chuvash epic and folklore ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.