Telengits
Телеҥеттер | |
|---|---|
Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov - "Telengits", 1889 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 3,712 |
| Languages | |
| Telengit, Southern Altai, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Tengrism, Russian Orthodox, Burkhanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples | |
Telengits or Telengut (Altay: Телеҥеттер) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia that are recognized as one of the minor indigenous peoples of Russia. They mainly live in the Kosh-Agachsky District of the federal Altai Republic.