Tuvans

Tuvans (or Tuvinians) is a group of Turkic people, make up about two thirds of the population of Tuva.

The Tuvan language belongs to the Northern or Siberian branch of the Turkic language family.

The traditional religion of Tuvans is animism (shamanism), which is still widely practiced alongside Buddhism.

A noticeable amount of Tuvans lives in diaspora in Mongolia, the largest group being Tsengel Tuvans (Altai Tuvans), around 1,500, that live in Tsengel. Tuvans are also recognized as an ethnic minority in China.

Reference

Mongush, M. V. "Tuvans of Mongolia and China." International Journal of Central Asian Studies, 1 (1996), 225-243. Talat Tekin, ed. Seoul: Inst. of Asian Culture & Development.