Back خوتون (شعب) Arabic Xotonlar AZ Хотондар BA Khoton Catalan Khotongit Finnish Хотондар KK Хотон (ястан) MN Hoton (volk) Dutch Хотоны Russian Hoton Türkleri Turkish
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Mongolia | 10,000 (2015)[1] |
 China | 1,200 (2004) |
| Languages | |
| Oirat, historically Uyghur (Khoton) | |
| Religion | |
| Religious syncretism (Sunni Islam, including elements of Buddhism and Shamanism)[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Uyghurs, Huis, Dörbets | |
The Khoton or Qotung people are a Mongolic ethnic group in (Outer) Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.[3][4] Most Mongolian Khotons live in Uvs Province in western Mongolia. In China, the Khotons (often called Qotungs) live in Inner Mongolia, concentrated in Alxa League and are classified as ethnic Mongols. They speak the Dörbet or Alasha dialect of the Oirat language.[5] According to the Great Russian Encyclopedia, modern Khoton people are a part of the "Mongols — a group of peoples who speak Mongolian languages".[6]
- ^ "Монгол улсын ястангуудын тоо, байршилд гарч буй өөрчлөлтуудийн асуудалд" М.Баянтөр, Г.Нямдаваа, З.Баярмаа pp.57-709
- ^ Донгак А. С. (2019). "Культ умерших предков в традиционной обрядности хотонов Западной Монголии" (in Russian) (Тенгрианство и эпическое наследие народов Евразии: истоки и современность ed.): 105–108.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ James Stuart Olson, (1998), An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China, p. 179
- ^ Haiying, Yang (2004). "Between Islam and Mongols: The Qotung People in Inner Mongolia, China". Inner Asia. 6 (1): 5–22. doi:10.1163/146481704793647252. ISSN 1464-8172.
- ^ Finke, Peter (1999). "The Kazaks of western Mongolia". In Svanberg, Ingvar (ed.). Contemporary Kazaks: Cultural and Social Perspectives. London: Curzon. p. 109. ISBN 0-7007-1115-5.
- ^ "Монголы • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". bigenc.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-02-02.