Eljigin
The Eljigin people are a Khalkha Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They live in Uvs province. The name sounds similar to the Mongolian word "el" for "this" and the Turkic word "tegin" for "lord".
The Eljigin people are a Khalkha Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They live in Uvs province. The name sounds similar to the Mongolian word "el" for "this" and the Turkic word "tegin" for "lord".
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See also: Donghu and Xianbei · Turco-Mongol · Modern ethnic groups *Mongolized ethnic groups.**Ethnic groups of Mongolian origin or with a large Mongolian ethnic component. | |||||||||||