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The Koibal are one of the subdivisions of the [[Khakas people|Khakass]] people of Southern Siberia. Although they speak the [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] [[Koybal]] language, the Koibal have mixed ancestry and used to speak an [[Koibal language (Samoyedic)|extinct Samoyedic language]]. They formed in the late 19th century from the merger of the [[Abugach]], [[Baikot]], Kandyk, Tarazhak, Kol and Arsh peoples. Most of these people are believed to have been of ancestry more closely related to [[Samoyedic peoples]] than to Turkics. Koibals live in the [[Beysky District]] of Khakassia<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315415527_GENETIC_STRUCTURE_OF_THE_KHAKASS_SUB-ETHNIC_GROUPS_FROM_AUTOSOMAL_DNA_MARKERS_AND_SURNAMES</ref>