Chuvash

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Chuvash are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga region of Russia, known for their distinct Chuvash language and culture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Chuvash language 1
Kumyk 1
Чăваш 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people
ethnic group
autonomousRepublic Chuvash Republic
capitalOfHomeland Cheboksary NERFINISHED
coatOfArms coat of arms of the Chuvash Republic
surface form: Coat of arms of Chuvashia
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
culture Chuvash culture
ethnicReligion Chuvash traditional religion
ethnonym Chuvash people
flag Flag of Chuvashia
historicalRegion middle Volga
surface form: Middle Volga
ISO639LanguageCode cv
language Chuvash self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chuvash language
languageFamily Turkic languages
linguisticBranch Oghur branch of Turkic languages
minorityLanguageStatus official language in Chuvash Republic
minorityStatus national minority in Russia
nativeTo Russia
Volga region
partOf Turkic world
populationCenter Chuvash Republic
Samara Oblast NERFINISHED
Tatarstan
Ulyanovsk Oblast NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous people of the Volga region
region European Russia
relatedEthnicity Bashkir
surface form: Bashkirs

Tatars
Bulgars
surface form: Volga Bulgars
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Tengrism
folk religion
selfDesignation Chuvash self-linksurface differs
surface form: Чăваш
traditionalClothing Chuvash national costume
traditionalCraft embroidery
weaving
wood carving
traditionalMusic Chuvash folk music
traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
traditionalReligion Chuvash paganism
usesLanguage Russian language
writingSystem Cyrillic script

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Volga region hasEthnicGroup Chuvash
this entity surface form: Kumyk
Vladimir Lenin heritage Chuvash
Chuvash language Chuvash self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chuvash language
Chuvash selfDesignation Chuvash self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Чăваш