Telengits

Telengits or Telengut are a Turkic ethnic group primarily found in the Altai Republic, Russia. Telengits mainly live in a territory of Kosh-Agach District of the Altai Republic. They are part of a larger cultural group of Southern Altaians which include Altai-Kizhi and Tolos.

Telengits
Телеҥеттер
Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov - "Telengits", 1889
Regions with significant populations
 Russia3,712
Languages
Southern Altai
Religion
Tengrism, Russian Orthodox, Burkhanism
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples
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