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Language code: cv

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cv

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The table below provides technical details for the Chuvash language, designated by the cv code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

cv

Name

Official

Chuvash

Native

Чӑваш чӗлхи

Family
Oghur
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Viryal (Upper/Western Chuvash)Anatri (Lower/Eastern Chuvash)Middle-Low (Central Chuvash)
Related languages
TatarBashkirKazakh
Key facts
Sole surviving member of the Oghur (Lir) branch of the Turkic familyShows an r-z correspondence with other Turkic languages (e.g., Chuvash r where Turkish z)Written with a modified Cyrillic alphabet of 37 letters, including Ӑ Ӗ Ҫ ӲRetains vowel harmony but with unique front/back combinations uncommon in other Turkic tonguesThe modern literary norm is based chiefly on the Anatri dialect.
Sample phrase

Сăвăн, пыраш каяк?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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Chuvash belongs to the Oghur branch of the Turkic language family and is an official language in Chuvashia, Russia. It is written using the Cyrillic script. It is estimated that there are more than 1 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

Russia

1M

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Chuvash speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

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