Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Altai people" in English language version.
Altains are presented by two ethnographic groups including the Northern Altains; the Tulbar, Chelkans, Kumandin, and the Shor. The Southern Altaians consist of Altaian (Altai-Kizhi), the Teleut, the Teles, and the Telengit. The history of Altains is deeply rooted to Mongolia as for a period of time they were ruled by Mongolia as Telengid Province during the Northern Yuan Dynasty.