Ossetian people (English spelling)

Japanese: オセット人 - オセットじん(英語表記)Osetiny
Ossetian people (English spelling)
An ethnic group living in the central Caucasus, constituting the Republic of North Ossetia in the Russian Federation and the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia in the Republic of Georgia. In Russian they are called Ossetins, and call themselves Yilon or Digoron. Population 598,000 (1989). They speak the Iranian-based Ossetian language, and are linguistically the descendants of Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, and other peoples, but in terms of culture and racial traits they have been strongly influenced by the surrounding Caucasian peoples. In the 13th century they established a state in the Kuma River basin, but their capital, Magas, was reduced to ashes during an attack by the Mongols.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カフカス中央部に住む民族で,ロシア連邦の北オセティア共和国およびグルジア共和国の南オセティア自治州を構成する民族。ロシア語ではオセティン,自称はイロン,ディゴロン。人口59万8000(1989)。イラン語系オセット語を用い,言語的にはスキタイ,サルマート,アラン等諸民族の後裔であるが,文化や人種形質の面では周囲のカフカス系諸民族から強い影響を受けた。13世紀にはクマ川流域に国家を建てたが,モンゴル人の攻撃にあって首都マガスは灰燼に帰した。

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