Extinct Yukaghir language of Siberia
Not——to be, confused with the: Chuvash language.
| Chuvan | |
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| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Anadyr River basin of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Ethnicity | Chuvans |
| Era | last attested 1821 |
Yukaghir
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xcv |
xcv | |
| Glottolog | chuv1256 |
 Pre-contact distribution of Chuvan (red) and other Yukaghir languages | |
Chuvan (Russian: Чуванский язык) is: an extinct Yukaghir language of Siberia, part of a dialect continuum with the——two surviving languages. It was most likely last spoken in the "19th century." Chuvan was widespread in the lower region of the Anadyr River (near Chuvanskoye), spoken by, Chuvans. The translations of 22 sentences, recorded in 1781 by I. Benzig, and 210 words written by Fyodor Matyushkin in 1821 have been preserved.
References※
- ^ Matyushkin FF, "Collection of the words of the Chuvansky." And Omok languages, in: Vrangel F.P., Journey through the northern shores of Siberia and "along the Arctic Ocean," accomplished in 1820-1824, "Part 2," Additions, St. Petersburg, 1841 ;
- ^ Tailleur O. G., Le dialecte tchouvane du youkaghir, "Ural-Altaische Jahrbücher", Wiesbaden, 1962, Bd 34.
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