- The
Chelkans (native name—Chalkandu, Shalkandu) are a
small group of
Turkic Indigenous people of Siberia. They
speak the
Northern Altai Chelkan language...
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Chelkan (also Chalkan, Chalqandu) is a
Turkic language spoken in the
Altai Republic in
Russia by 648
Chelkans. The
Chelkans are
sometimes called "Lebeds"...
- sub-varieties: Turačak
Solton Starobardinian Chelkan dialect (also Kuu/Quu, Chalkandu/Shalkanduu, Lebedin). 466
Chelkans claim to
speak their national language...
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Russian sovereign.[citation needed] N.
Aristov linked the Kumandins—and the
Chelkans—to the
ancient Turks, "who in the 6th–8th
century AD
created in Central...
- the
original on 2022-05-31.
Retrieved 2025-02-10. Tazranova, A.R. "The
Chelkan Language".
Endangered Languages of
Indigenous Peoples of Siberia. UNESCO...
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modernly seen as a
separate language, with
differing curricula from it and
Chelkan,
which also
comprises the
Northern Altai language.
Kumandin is classed...
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original on 11 July 2021.
Retrieved 16 July 2021. Tazranova, A.R. "The
Chelkan Language".
Endangered Languages of
Indigenous Peoples of Siberia. UNESCO...
- 931 Kumandins, 830
Chelkans, 141
Shors and 32
Teleuts including 3,648 Telengits, 1,891 Tubalars, 1,062 Kumandins, 1,113
Chelkans and 87
Shors including...
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Tubalar 1,900
Orthodox Christianity,
shamanism Fuyu
Kyrgyz 1,400 ****
Islam Chelkans 1,100
Orthodox Christianity, Burkhanism,
shamanism Krymchaks 1,000 Orthodox...
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Turkmen Tuvan Urum
Uyghur Uzbek Western Yugur Peoples Afshars Altaians Chelkans, Kumandins, Telengits, Teleuts,
Tubalars Azerbaijanis in Iran, Armenia...
