Teleuts
Teleuts (Altay: тэлэңэт, тэлэңут, romanized: Telenget, Telengut) are a Turkic Indigenous people of Siberia living in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. According to the 2010 census, there were 2,643 Teleuts in Russia. They speak the Southern Altai Teleut language/dialect.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Russia | 2,643 |
| Languages | |
| Southern Altai Teleut | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Russian Orthodox Minority Sunni Islam, shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Altaians, Chelkans, Khakas, Kumandins, Siberian Tatars, Shors, Tofalar | |
In the Soviet years and until 2000, the authorities considered the Teleuts to be part of the Altai people. Currently, according to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 255 dated March 24, 2000, as well as 2002 and 2010 Russian Census, they are recognized as a separate ethnic group within Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
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