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)