The Naiman (/ˈnaɪmən/; Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠨ [ˈnɛːmɴ̩]; Kazakh: Найман, نايمان [nɑjˈmɑn]), meaning The Eight, was a medieval tribe originating in the territory of modern Western Mongolia (possibly during the time of the Uyghur Khaganate),[10] and is one of the 92 tribes of Uzbeks, modern Mongols and in the middle juz of the Kazakhs.
