Lyuli
The Lyuli, Jughi or Jugi (self-names: Mugat and Ghorbati) are a branch of the Ghorbati people living in Central Asia, primarily Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and southern Kyrgyzstan; also, related groups can be found in Turkey, and the Balkans, Crimea, Southern Russia and Afghanistan. They speak ethnolects of the Persian and Turkic language and practice Sunni Islam. The terms Lyuli and Jugi are considered pejorative. They have a clan organization (the Lyuli word for "clan" is tupar, the Jughi word is avlod). Division into sub-clans is also practiced. The Lyuli community is extremely closed towards non-Lyuli.
Mugat | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 17,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Uzbekistan | 12,000 |
| Tajikistan | 4,600 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 500 |
| Russia | 486 |
| Languages | |
| Persian Romani Turkic language (mixed speech and dialects) | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ghorbati, Abdals, Romani, Sinti | |
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