Chuvash people

The Chuvash people ( ,  ;  ;  ) are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of Oghurs, native to an area from the Volga-Ural region to Siberia. Most of them live in Chuvashia and nearby areas. They speak Chuvash, a unique Turkic language that split from other Turkic languages over a millennium ago. 

 Subgroups 
The division of the Chuvash people are as below:

 Virjal or Turi (, 'upper')
 Anat jenchi (, 'mid-lower')
 Anatri (, 'lower')
 Hirti (, 'steppe') (this is a sub-group that is recognized by some researchers)

 Language 

 Gallery 

 Related articles 

 List of Chuvashes
 Chuvash National Congress
 Chuvash National Museum
 Chuvash national symbols
 Chuvash State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble
 Chuvash Wikipedia
 ChuvashTet
 Society for the study of the native land

 References 

Category:Ethnic groups in Russia
Category:Turkic peoples