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Chelkans

Chelkans
Чалкъанду, Шалкъанду, Къуу-кижи
Chalqandu, Shalqandu, Quu-kizhi
Regions with significant populations
 Russia 1,181
Languages
Altai, Russian
Related ethnic groups
Altay

The Chelkans (native name - Shalgan) are a small Turkic people living in southern Siberia. Those residing in Altai Republic are sometimes grouped together with the Altay ethnic group and those in Kemerovo Oblast are grouped with the Shors; however, they are recognized as a separate ethnic group by ethnographers. According to the 2010 census, there were 1,181 Chelkans in Russia.


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