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The Chuvash of Tajikistan

The Chuvash of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 5,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group whose historic homeland is the Chuvash Republic (Chuvashia) in the middle Volga region of Russia. Most Chuvash live in Chuvashia, although Chuvash communities are found throughout Russia and parts of Central Asia. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Chuvash is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Chuvash

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Chuvash (chv)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 5,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024502
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuvash
Language Family: Turkic

70%
%
Chuvash Speakers

Media Resources in Chuvash:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Chuvash:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chuvash bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Chuvash:
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Pray specifically for the Chuvash of Tajikistan

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Chuvash Across Countries (ROP3 - 102226) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChuvashPG024431ChuvashRussian Federation1,630,000Engaged yet UnreachedChuvashUnaffiliated
ChuvashPG024666ChuvashUzbekistan18,500Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024261ChuvashKazakhstan16,000Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024502ChuvashTajikistan5,300Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024613ChuvashTurkmenistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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