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Chuvan language

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Chuvan
Chuvantsy
Native toRussia
RegionYakutia and Magadan Oblast
EthnicityChuvans
Extinct18th century or earlier[1]
Yukaghir
  • Chuvan
Language codes
ISO 639-3xcv
xcv
Glottologchuv1256

Chuvan (Chuvantsy) is an extinct Yukaghir language of Siberia, part of a dialect continuum with the two surviving languages. It was last spoken perhaps as late as the 18th century.

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