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Chuvash language
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<p>Chuvash is a <a href="/facts/Turkic_languages/RXqsmfgh">Turkic language</a> spoken in <a href="/facts/European_Russia/WxQboUc4">European Russia</a>, primarily in the <a href="/facts/Chuvashia/VJmdRhJY">Chuvash Republic</a> and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the <a href="/facts/Oghur_languages/YNNYs5jK">Oghur</a> branch of Turkic languages, one of the two principal branches of the Turkic family. </p><p>The writing system for the Chuvash language is based on the <a href="/facts/Cyrillic_script/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic script</a>, employing all of the letters used in the <a href="/facts/Russian_alphabet/ezoUpIPL">Russian alphabet</a> and adding four letters of its own: <a href="/facts/%25D3%2590/5qny9Lxf">Ӑ</a>, <a href="/facts/%25D3%2596/1BWzBAPx">Ӗ</a>, <a href="/facts/%25D2%25AA/cwR2IW3X">Ҫ</a> and <a href="/facts/%25D3%25B2/0nUALMBy">Ӳ</a>. </p>