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Dungans
Dungans (self-designation Hui) is the Turkic name of the Chinese Hui people, close to the Han Chinese.
Language
They speak the Dungan language (the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan family). The Kyrgyz and Kazakh languages are also widespread.
Dispersion
The largest number of the Dungans lives in the Saratov region, the Altai territory, the Penza region, Moscow, the Lipetsk region.
Traditional occupations
Agriculture, trade.
