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Eljigin

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Eljigin
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia6592 (2010)[1]
Languages
Eljigin subdialect of Khalkha Mongolian language
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Khalkha Mongols

The Eljigin people are a Khalkha Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They live in Uvs province. The name sounds similar to Mongolian word "el" for "this" and to Turkic word "tegin" for "lord"

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