Tozhu Tuvans
Тугалар / Тухалар | |
|---|---|
a Tozhu Tyvan man, Iy (Ий) River, 1897 | |
| Total population | |
| 4,442 (2002) | |
| Russia | 1,858 |
| Languages | |
| Tozhu Tyvan, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tyvans, Dukhans, Tofalars, Soyots, Samoyeds, several other Turkic peoples and Uriankhai Mongols | |
The Tozhu Tuvans, Tozhu Tuvinians, Todzhan Tyvans or Todzhinians (own name: Тугалар Tugalar or Тухалар Tukhalar; Russian Тувинцы-тоджинцы Tuvincy-todžincy, Тоджинцы Todžincy) are a Turkic subgroup of the Tyvans living in Todzhinsky District of the Republic of Tyva. The Tozhu Tyvans are reindeer herders.