The Naiman (; Karakalpak: Nayman; , ?????? ; Kyrgyz: ??????; ; Nogai: ??????; Uzbek: Nayman) were a medieval tribe originating in the territory of modern Western Mongolia. They are thought to have emerged possibly during the period of the Uyghur Khaganate. The tribal name derives from a word meaning "eight" in the relevant Turkic and Mongolic languages.

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