chvTechnical information about ISO 639 language code chv
The table below provides technical details for the Chuvash language, designated by the chv code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Chuvash Native Чӑваш чӗлхи |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Lower Chuvash (Anatri)Upper Chuvash (Viryal) |
| Related languages | TatarBashkirKhakasYakut (Sakha) |
| Key facts | Only living member of the Oghur (Bulgar) branch of the Turkic familyFeatures a distinctive set of extra Cyrillic letters such as ӑ, ӗ and ҫKeeps traces of ancient Turkic consonant shifts that correspond to Common Turkic y→j and š→lShows vowel harmony based mainly on lip rounding instead of front-back contrastContains many loanwords from Volga Bulgar, Russian and Uralic neighbors. |
| Sample phrase | ҫӑвӑс, пĕр тăва? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Chuvash language, identified by the code chv, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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