Altai people
Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Altai people (Altay: Алтай-кижи, romanized: Altay-kiji), also the Altaians (Altay: Алтайлар, romanized: Altaylar), are a Turkic ethnic group of indigenous peoples of Siberia mainly living in the Altai Republic, Russia.[10][11] Several thousand of the Altaians also live in Mongolia (Altai Mountains) and China (Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang) but are not officially recognized as a distinct group[2] and listed under the name "Oirats" as a part of the Mongols, as well as in Kazakhstan where they number around 200.[12] For alternative ethnonyms see also Tele, Black Tatar, and Oirats. During the Northern Yuan dynasty, they were ruled in the administrative area known as Telengid Province.
Алтайлар (Altailar) Алтай-кижи (Altai-kiji) | |
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Total population | |
c. 80,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 78,125[1] |
Mongolia and China | several thousand[2] |
Kazakhstan | 201[3] |
Languages | |
Northern Altai, Southern Altai, Russian | |
Religion | |
up to 86.77%[4][5] "Altai Faith" (modern synthesis of Burkhanism, Shamanism, other native cults),[6] 10.7% Russian Orthodox,[7] 2.2% Tibetan Buddhist,[8] and 0.33% Baptist[9] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Turkic peoples, especially other Siberian Turkic peoples |