| Population |
1,640,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Population total all countries: 1,674,420. |
| Region |
Chuvashia, east of Moscow, near Volga River. About half live in towns (1995). Also in Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. |
| Language map |
European Russia |
| Alternate names |
Bulgar |
| Dialects |
Anatri, Viryal. The only extant language in the Bolgar branch of Turkic. |
| Classification |
Altaic, Turkic, Bolgar |
| Language use |
200,000 L2 speakers. Most also use Russian. |
| Language development |
Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. NT: 1904–1911. |
| Writing system |
Cyrillic script. |
| Comments |
Agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion. |
