托法人是生活在伊尔库茨克州西南部的原住民,是传统的驯鹿游牧民族,居住在东萨彦岭周围。其所在地区也称作托法拉里亚(Tofalaria)。20世纪以来,驯鹿放牧大规模减少,至2004年,只有一个托法人家族仍在从事。[7]1926年,苏联承认托法人为“北方少数民族”(俄语:коренные малочисленные народы Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока),享有特殊法律地位,获得经济援助。托法族人口约有750人,2002年约有5%的人口以托法语为母语。[7][8]虽然Tofalaria地区的人口在增长,但托法人的数量似乎在下降。
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