Seems to be a misprint. I guess they mean Kalmyks, a nation living in modern Russia. Good luck!

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-06 08:43:13 GMT)
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Please, check this

http://www.oiraty.com/en_histori/histori_en1.html

The Kalmyk are a Mongolian speaking nation. Their origin dates back centuries, from the first centuries A. D. when the modern Kalmyk ancestors- the Oirate (the Western Mongolian) appeared first on historical field playing an appreciable role in the history of peoples of the Central Asia so far as in the second millennium.

http://www.bobiverson.com/kalmykia/article02.htm

The Republic of Kalmykia is one of the member republics of the Russian Federation enjoying the same rights as the others. As a subject (national state) of the federative state it has its own basic law, legislation, the head of the state - President, and Parliament as its legislative and representative body, its own government, the symbols of the Republic - a banner, a coat of arms, an anthem.

The Kalmyk (and their Oyrat ancestors) made an entrance to the historic arena as an independent nation in the first half of the 15th century after Mongolia had split in two parts (Eastern and Western). Before this they used to be a part of the Mongol state created by Chenghis-khan in the 13th century.




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Note added at 18 mins (2005-05-06 08:45:54 GMT)
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Please, check this

http://www.oiraty.com/en_histori/histori_en1.html

The Kalmyk are a Mongolian speaking nation. Their origin dates back centuries, from the first centuries A. D. when the modern Kalmyk ancestors- the Oirate (the Western Mongolian) appeared first on historical field playing an appreciable role in the history of peoples of the Central Asia so far as in the second millennium.

http://www.bobiverson.com/kalmykia/article02.htm

The Republic of Kalmykia is one of the member republics of the Russian Federation enjoying the same rights as the others. As a subject (national state) of the federative state it has its own basic law, legislation, the head of the state - President, and Parliament as its legislative and representative body, its own government, the symbols of the Republic - a banner, a coat of arms, an anthem.

The Kalmyk (and their Oyrat ancestors) made an entrance to the historic arena as an independent nation in the first half of the 15th century after Mongolia had split in two parts (Eastern and Western). Before this they used to be a part of the Mongol state created by Chenghis-khan in the 13th century.




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Note added at 32 mins (2005-05-06 08:59:22 GMT)
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Sorry, for a repeat, a slip of mouse.
Please, note that the right name for the people which is widely-used is \"Kalmyk\" and \"Kalmuck\" is the term applied to the language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmyk_language

The Kalmyk (Kalmuck) language of Kalmyks, it is spoken mainly in Kalmykia, in the Russian Federation. 160.000 spokers.

It belongs to the western subgroup of the Mongolian languages and reflects the characteristic Mongolian vowel harmony, and its script is based on the Mongolian alphabet. It also has some elements in common with the Uralic and Turkic languages, sometimes speculated to be a member of the disputed Altaic or Ural-Altaic language family. This reflects Kalmyk\'s origin as the common language of the Oyirads, a union of four western Mongolian tribes that absorbed some Ugric and Turkic tribes during its migration westward.

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Note added at 5 days (2005-05-11 09:50:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Katy! I had a word to friends born in Kalmykia who have first-hand knowledge of the matter=)... They confirmed that it\'s common to put \"Kalmyk\" when specifying their ethnicity in English. Good luck and best wishes from Russia!