Altaitsy - Altaizoku (English spelling)

Japanese: アルタイ族 - アルタイぞく（英語表記）Altaitsy

An ethnic group formed after the October Revolution by the unification of Turkic tribes of the Altai region in southern Western Siberia, Russia. Population: 69,400 (1989). The group consists of the northern group, such as the Tubarals, Cherkans, and Kumanzins, who make their living by reindeer breeding and hunting and gathering, and the southern group, such as the Altai-Kizhi and Telengits, who breed horses, cattle, and sheep and engage in farming. Since the 17th century, there has been increased contact with Russians, and as a result of their intense missionary work, they have become Russian Orthodox Christians, but the influence of traditional shamanism remains strong.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ロシア連邦の西シベリア南部，アルタイ地方のチュルク系諸族を十月革命後に統合して成立した民族集団。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。

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