Group: | Eljigin |
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Pop1: | 6592 (2010)[1] |
Languages: | Eljigin subdialect of Khalkha Mongolian language |
Related: | Mongols, especially Khalkha Mongols |
The Eljigin people are a Khalkha Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They live in Zavhan province. The name sounds similar to Mongolian word "el" for "this" and to Turkic word "tegin" for "lord"