Torgut Oirat
| Torgut | |
|---|---|
| Native to | People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Russia |
| Region | Xinjiang, Khovd, eastern Kalmykia |
Native speakers | (270,000, incl. all Kalmyk in Russia, cited 1987–2002) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | torg1245 |
Torgut (Oirat: Торһд, romanized: Torhd, [torˈɣət]), also spelled Torghud, is a dialect of the Oirat language spoken in Xinjiang, in western Mongolia and in eastern Kalmykia (where it was the basis for Kalmyk, the literary standard language of that region). Thus, it has more speakers than any other variety of Oirat. It is better researched than any other Oirat variety spoken in China.