Turkic · ISO 639-3 chv · cv
Chuvash Language Чӑвашла
Chuvash is a Turkic language spoken by about 1.8 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Cyrillic script.
Where Chuvash is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Chuvash
Language family
- Turkic
- Bolgar
- Chuvash
Writing system
Cyrillic script
About the Chuvash language
Chuvash (Чӑвашла) is spoken by about 1.8 million people, which makes it the 332nd most spoken language in the world — just behind Eastern Balochi (1.8 million) and ahead of Karekare (1.8 million). It belongs to the Turkic language family.
Where is Chuvash spoken?
Chuvash is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Russia (1.8 million).
Chuvash is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Chuvash is written in the Cyrillic script. Glottolog classifies it as threatened, meaning fewer children learn it than in the past.
ISO codes: ISO 639-1 cv, ISO 639-3 chv.
Frequently asked questions about Chuvash
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.