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Hoton Turks are an ethnic community of Turkish origin living today in western Mongolia, particularly in Uvs Province. Historically believed to have migrated from the Hotan region of Eastern Turkestan to Mongolia, this group possesses a unique linguistic, cultural, and traditional structure. Although the Hotons gradually adopted the Dörbet dialect of the Oirat Mongolian language over time, they spoke their own distinct Turkic dialect until the 19th century. This dialect is now considered extinct.