Khotons
Sign in to saveThe Khoton or Qotung people () are a Mongolian-speaking ethnic group in (Outer) Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. Most Mongolian Khotons live in Uvs Province in western Mongolia. In China, the Khotons (often called Qotungs) live in Inner Mongolia, concentrated in Alxa League and are classified as ethnic Mongols. They speak the Dörbet or Alasha dialect of the Oirat language. According to the Great Russian Encyclopedia, modern Khoton people are a part of the "Mongols — a group of peoples who speak Mongolian languages".
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Khoton
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 12,057 (2020)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 1,200 (2004)
- Ethnic group.languages
- Oirat, historically Uyghur (Khoton)
- Ethnic group.religions
- Sunni Islam (which includes elements of Buddhism and Shamanism)
- Ethnic group.related
- Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Huis, Dörbets
via Wikipedia infobox
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Demography
- History
- Culture
- Language
- Notable Figures
- Bibliography
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Khoton or Qotung people () are a Mongolian-speaking ethnic group in (Outer) Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. Most Mongolian Khotons live in Uvs Province in western Mongolia. In China, the Khotons (often called Qotungs) live in Inner Mongolia, concentrated in Alxa League and are classified as ethnic Mongols. They speak the Dörbet or Alasha dialect of the Oirat language. According to the Great Russian Encyclopedia, modern Khoton people are a part of the "Mongols — a group of peoples who speak Mongolian languages".
== Demography == In Mongolia, most Khotons live in Uvs Province, especially in Tarialan, Naranbulag and Ulaangom. There were officially about 6,100 Khotons in 1989. In 2020, there were around 12,057 Khotons in Mongolia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khotons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.