Chelkans
Ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Chelkans?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Chelkans (native name—Chalkandu, Shalkandu) are a small group of Turkic Indigenous people of Siberia. They speak the Northern Altai Chelkan language.[2] Those residing in Altai Republic are sometimes grouped together with the Altai ethnic group and those in Kemerovo Oblast are grouped with the Shors; however, they are recognized as a separate ethnic group within the list of Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East by ethnographers and the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 255 dated March 24, 2000, and Russian Census (2002). But, during the 2010 census, they were again "united" with the Altaians. According to the 2010 census, there were 1,181 Chelkans in Russia.
Чалканду, Шалканду Chalkandu, Shalkandu | |
---|---|
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 1,181[1] |
Languages | |
Northern Altai, Chelkan, Altai, Russian | |
Religion | |
Russian Orthodox, Burkhanism, shamanism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Khakas, Kumandins, Shors, Teleuts |