Altai pheasant

Japanese: アルタイ・キジ - あるたいきじ
Altai pheasant

...Population: 69,400 (1989). The northern group includes the Tubarals, Cherkans, and Kumanzins, who make their living by reindeer breeding, hunting, and gathering, and the southern group includes the Altai-Kizhi and Telengits, who breed horses, cattle, and sheep, and engage in farming. Since the 17th century, contact with Russians has intensified, and as a result of their intensive missionary work, they have become Russian Orthodox, but the influence of traditional shamanism remains strong.

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Altai Pheasant" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口6万9400(1989)。トナカイ飼育と狩猟・採集を生業とするトゥバラル,チェルカン,クマンジンなど北グループと,馬・牛・羊の飼育と農耕に従事するアルタイ・キジ,テレンギトなどの南グループよりなる。17世紀以降ロシア人との接触が強まり,その激しい布教活動の結果ロシア正教徒となったが,伝統的なシャマニズムの影響も根強く残っている。…

※「アルタイ・キジ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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