Khoid

The Khoid, also Khoyd or Khoit (Chinese: 辉特; "Northern ones/people") people are an Oirat subgroup of the Choros clan. Once one of largest tribes of the Oirats.

Khoid
Location of the Khoid
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia5 000[1]
 China15 000
 Kalmykiaa few thousands?
Languages
Oirat dialect
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Oirats

References

  1. Хойты census of 1999.


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