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Chuvash language

NameChuvash
Nativename , Čăvašla
Pronunciation[tɕəʋaʂˈla]
StatesRussia
RegionChuvashia and adjacent areas
NationChuvashia (federal subject of Russia)
Speakers1,640,000 (in Russia) (Russian Census (2002), self-reported speakers)
EthnicityChuvash people
FamilycolorAltaic
Fam1Turkic
Fam2Oghuric (Lir)
Fam3Bulgar
Iso1cv|iso2=chv|iso3=chv
NoticeIPA

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Chuvash ( ; -cvtɕəʋaʂˈlaIPA) is a Turkic language spoken in central Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur branch of Turkic languages.

The writing system for the Chuvash language is based largely on the Cyrillic alphabet, employing all of the letters used in the Russian alphabet, and adding four letters of its own:

Chuvash language Video

In Russia minority national component is put out of state curriculum, meaning that children of Russia's minor nationalities won't be able to study their language, culture and history in state schools. Vittali Stanial, one of the leader of Chuvash Folk Academy speaks on this problem.
4.50 min. | 5.0 user rating		 ÐÑÑла Ð±Ð¸Ð±Ð»Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð° ÑÑваÑÑком ÑзÑке. Bible in Chuvash language has finally come out. cap.ru
10.32 min. | 5.0 user rating		 NAMÄS: ÅamrÄksen TeatrÄ cÄvaÅ¡la lartma ÅyrnÄ müsikkÄla vyrÄsla kÄtartma jyÅ¡ÄnnÄ. TeattÄr halÄh kÄmÄlne tivÄÅteresÅ¡Än sÄltav parat' - halÄh vÄsen Å¡ucÄpe cÄvaÅ¡la teattÄr juratmast' ikken. HÄjsen teattÄrne kÄmÄllamanÅ¡Än cÄvaÅ¡ cÄlhi ajÄplÄ imÄÅ¡. IossÄ­f TimitrijÄf ku spektakkÄle maltanah Kasahstanra Kasah cÄlhipe lartnÄ.
4.47 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Å upaÅ¡karti 20-mÄÅ¡ Å¡kul acisem psihholokÄ­ erni jacÄpe klasa irÄklÄ tumpa kilnÄ; ujava HÄjnejevÄr Åyn KunÄ tese jat panÄ.
2.07 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Paris CÄntÄk ÅyrnÄ 'tramÄ. CÄvaÅ¡ akkatemi 'tramÄ tejatrÄ lartat'. TÄp rol'te NinÄ KrikorjÄvÄ. MusÄkkine kÄvÄlekenÄ Nikkolaj Kasakkof. ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ Ð§Ð¸Ð½Ð´Ñков. Ðжевика ÐокÑÑг ÐлеÑнÑ. ÐоÑÑановка ЧÑваÑÑкого ÐкадемиÑеÑкого дÑамаÑиÑеÑкого ÑеаÑÑа. Рглавной Ñоли Ðина ÐÑигоÑÑева. ÐÑзÑка: Ðиколай Ðазаков.
7.30 min. | 5.0 user rating
CÄvaÅ¡ kÄpe-tumÄ - XVIII-XX ÄmÄrsem. "IlemlÄ" halÄh jurrine AvkustÄ Ul'antÄ­nÄ (ÐвгÑÑÑа УлÑндина) jurlat'. Models wearing authentic Chuvash clothes of XVIII-XX centuries. Two major outfits are presented: maiden and married woman. Folk song "Beautiful" performed by artist Augusta Ulandina. Authentic embroidery with rich symbolic ornament is seen.
3.18 min. | 4.95 user rating		 HvetÄr Matur, Chuvash Sculptor explains the meaning of his works, which are based on Chuvash Ethnic Faith.
9.48 min. | 5.0 user rating		 ЧÑваÑÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð´ÐµÑевнÑ, ЧÑваÑиÑ, 2006
0.38 min. | 4.7 user rating		 CVLa Alffavit
1.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 JakkÄv UhsajÄ ÅyrnÄ "TutimÄr" hyÅÅÄn lartnÄ spektakkÄl'. Asamat rolne ValerÄ­ JakkÄvlÄf vyl'at'. CÄvaÅ¡ AkkatemÄ­ 'TramÄ T'atrÄ. An episode from TutimÄr, a play after Jacob Uhsai's poem, staged by Chuvash Drama Theater in 1984. Action set in XVIII century, national uprisings everywhere in Volga region. Russian landlord is caught by Chuvash peasants, an old man Asamat is mocking him, claiming himself to become the king of the new Chuvash state, the cocky landlord would have to experience all the hardship of peasant life, so he'd better beg his wife to take better care of his feathers. Finally in the scene, an actual leader TutimÄr arrives.
4.45 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Current :
Name IPA Translit. Notes
А а а slinka a
Ӑ ӑ ӑ slinkə ă Reduced: may be slinkə when unstressed, slinko when stressed.
Б б бӑ slinkb b
В в вӑ slinkʋ v
Г г гӑ slinkɡ g
Д д дӑ slinkd d
Е е е slinkɛ e
Ё ё ё   or   yo, jo
Ӗ ӗ ӗ slinke ě Reduced: may be slinkɘ when unstressed, slinkø when stressed.
Ж ж жӑ slinkʐ zh
З з зӑ slinkz z
И и и slinki i
Й й йӑ slinkj y, j
К к кӑ slinkk k
Л л лӑ slinkl l
М м мӑ slinkm m
Н н нӑ slinkn n
О о о slinko o May be slinkɔ in loanwords from Russian
П п пӑ slinkp p
Р р рӑ slinkr r
С с сӑ slinks s
Ҫ ҫ ҫӑ slinkɕ ś
Т т тӑ slinkt t
У у у slinku u
Ӳ ӳ ӳ slinky ü
Ф ф фӑ slinkf f
Х х хӑ slinkχ h
Ц ц цӑ slinkt͡s ts
Ч ч чӑ slinkt͡ɕ č
Ш ш шӑ slinkʂ š, sh
Щ щ щӑ slinkɕː
 		 ş, sh
šc, shch
Ъ ъ хытӑлӑхпалли � ʺ Placed after a consonant, acts as a "silent back vowel"; puts a distinct slinkj sound in front of the following iotified vowels with no palatalisation of the preceding consonant
Ы ы ы slinkɯ ı, y
Ь ь ҫемҫелӗхпалли slinkʲ ʹ Placed after a consonant, acts as a "silent front vowel", slightly palatalises the preceding consonant
Э э э slinke e
Ю ю ю   or   yu
Я я я   or   ya

In 1873 � 1938 :

Vowels :
Unrounded Rounded Unrounded Rounded
High i ‹и› y ‹ӳ› ɯ ‹ы› u ‹у›
Low e ‹е› ø̆ ‹ӗ› а ‹а› ŏ ‹ӑ›

Vowels :
Front Back
Unrounded Rounded Unrounded Rounded
High i ‹и› y ‹ӳ› ɯ ‹ы› u ‹у›
Close-mid ĕ ‹ӗ› ɤ̆ ‹ӑ›
Open-mid ɛ ‹е›
Low     a ‹а›

Nouns and adjectives :
Chuvash English Noun case
кун day, or the day Nominative
кунӑн of the day Genitive
куна to the day Objective
кунра  in the day Locative
кунран  of the day, or from the day Ablative
кунпа with the day Instrumental

Verbs :
Chuvash English
кил- (to) come
килме- not (to) come
килейме- not (to) be able to come
килеймен She (or he) was apparently unable to come.
килеймерӗ She had not been able to come.
килеймерӗр You (plural) had not been able to come.
килеймерӗр-и? Have you (plural) not been able to come?

Turkic languages

OghurBulgar * Chuvash * Hunnic * Khazar * Turkic Avar
UyghuricOld Turkic * Ainiup|1 * Chagatai * Ili Turki * Lop * Uyghur * Uzbek
KypchakAltay * Baraba * Bashkir * Crimean Tatarup|2 * Cuman * Ferghana Kypchak * Karachay-Balkar * Karaim * Karakalpak * Kazakh * Kipchak * Krymchak * Kumyk * Kyrgyz * Nogai * Old Tatar * Tatar * Urumup|2
OghuzAfshar * Azerbaijani * Crimean Tatar * Gagauz * Balkan Gagauz Turkish * Khorasani Turkic * Ottoman Turkish * Pecheneg up|3 * Qashqai * Salar * Turkish * Turkmen * Urum
ArghuKhalaj
SiberianChulym * Dolgan * Fuyü Gïrgïs * Khakas * Shor * Tofa * Tuvan * Western Yugur * Sakha/Yakut

State languages of Russia

Federal languageRussian
Languages of federal subjectsAbaza * Avar * Agul * Adyghe * Azerbaijani * Southern Altai * Bashkir * Buryat * Dargwa * Ingush * Kabardian * Kalmyk * Karachay-Balkar * Komi * Kumyk * Lak * Lezgian * Nogai * Mari * Moksha * Ossetic * Rutul * Tabasaran * Tatar * Tat * Tuvan * Udmurt * Khakas * Tsakhur * Chechen * Chuvash * Erzya * Sakha
Languages with official statusVeps * Dolgan * Kazakh * Karelian * Komi-Permyak * Finnish * Chukchi * Evenki * Even * Yukaghir



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