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Chuvash

Chuvash

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A Turkic language spoken in the Volga region of Russia
  • noun
: chuvash
  • The Chuvash language has preserved many ancient Turkic features.

Examples

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Chuvash.

  • He studied Chuvash as part of his research into minority languages of Russia.

  • The Chuvash language has unique phonetic features.

  • Is Chuvash difficult to learn?

  • He studied Chuvash as part of his research into minority languages of Russia.

  • The Chuvash language has preserved many ancient Turkic features.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Chuvash.

Synonyms

Chuvash language
vsChuvash
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A Turkic language spoken by people in the Chuvash Republic of Russia

is the shorter single-word name for the same language

Compounds

Chuvash language
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A Turkic language spoken by people in the Chuvash Republic of Russia

Surface Forms

Chuvash singular
Chuvashes plural

Etymology

Chuvash comes from the people's own Turkic name. So Chuvash is the name of their 'language' today, just like English names both a people and a language.