Vernacularly, Gurans ( Russian: Гураны) are people of Transbaikalia of local ancestry. [1] In modern times the term also refers to people of mixed ethnic ancestry in Transbaikalia resulted from marriages of Russians (mostly Transbaikal Siberian Cossacks) with indigenous people: Buryats, Evenks, Mongols, Daurs and Manchus. The term has reportedly been in used since 18th century. [2] [3] Vernacularly, the term used to refer to a cossack hunter, later it was a nickname of Transbaikal cossacks. [1]
The word "gurohn" (гуро́хн) means "buck of Siberian roe deer" in Buryat language, borrowed into the local Russian vernacular as "guran". [1] It is suggested that the term as applied to the locals is derived from hats made of guran skin with antlers. [2] [1]
Some researchers, such as Namzhil Tsybikov , consider gurans to be a new emerged ethnos, whose members have a specific culture and outlook. [3]
In modern times the term "gurans" is associated with all population of Transbaikalia of local ancestry and metonymically refers to Transbaikalia as a whole. [4]
Vernacularly, Gurans ( Russian: Гураны) are people of Transbaikalia of local ancestry. [1] In modern times the term also refers to people of mixed ethnic ancestry in Transbaikalia resulted from marriages of Russians (mostly Transbaikal Siberian Cossacks) with indigenous people: Buryats, Evenks, Mongols, Daurs and Manchus. The term has reportedly been in used since 18th century. [2] [3] Vernacularly, the term used to refer to a cossack hunter, later it was a nickname of Transbaikal cossacks. [1]
The word "gurohn" (гуро́хн) means "buck of Siberian roe deer" in Buryat language, borrowed into the local Russian vernacular as "guran". [1] It is suggested that the term as applied to the locals is derived from hats made of guran skin with antlers. [2] [1]
Some researchers, such as Namzhil Tsybikov , consider gurans to be a new emerged ethnos, whose members have a specific culture and outlook. [3]
In modern times the term "gurans" is associated with all population of Transbaikalia of local ancestry and metonymically refers to Transbaikalia as a whole. [4]