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The specific origin of the Mongolic languages and associated tribes is unclear. Some researchers have proposed a link to languages like
Tungusic and
Turkic, which are often included alongside Mongolic in a hypothetical group called
Altaic languages, but evidence for this line of argumentation is rather weak.
Geographic distribution
Today, people of Mongol origin live in
Mongolia,
China (
Inner Mongolia),
Russia, and a few other
central Asian countries.
The differentiation between tribes and peoples (nationalities) is handled differently depending on the country. The
Tumed,
Chahar,
Ordos,
Bargut (or Barga),
Buryats,
Dörböd (Dörvöd, Dörbed),
Torguud,
Dariganga,
Üzemchin (or Üzümchin),
Bayid,
Khoton,
Myangad (Mingad),
Zakhchin(Zakchin),
Darkhad, and
Oirats (or Öölds or Ölöts) are all counted as tribes of the Mongols.
Other geographically dispersed Mongol peoples include the
Moghol,
Hazara, and
Aimak in
Afghanistan,
Pakistan, and
Iran.
Mongolia
The population of Mongolia consists of 85% Mongols, numbering approximately 2.7 million. Among those, the
Khalkha,
Uriankhai and
Buryats are counted as eastern Mongols. The
Oirats, living mainly in the
Altay region, belong to the western Mongols.
China
The Chinese census of 2000 counted 5.8 million Mongols (according to the narrow definition above). Most of them live in the
Inner Mongolia autonomous region, followed by
Liaoning province. Small numbers can also be found in provinces near those two.
Other peoples speaking Mongolic languages are the
Daur,
Monguor,
Dongxiang,
Bonan, and parts of the
Yugur. Those don't officially count as part of the Mongol nationality, but are recognized as nationalities of their own.
Russia
In Russia, the
Buryats belong to the eastern Mongols. The western Mongols include the
Oirats in the Russian Altay and the
Kalmyks at the northern side of the
Caspian Sea, where they make up 53.3% of the population of
Kalmykia. Together they amount to roughly half a million people.
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