PRIMARY Language
(27 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahom | India | 1,971,000 |
1
|
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | India | 3,800 |
3
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Bhutan | 2,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | India | 3,090,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,300 |
0
|
|
Bania | Bhutan | 4,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Brittal | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Boria Assam | India | 212,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin | Bhutan | 6,300 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Ganak | India | 67,000 |
0
|
|
Dowaniya | India | 3,300 |
0
|
|
Hira | India | 66,000 |
0
|
|
|
Hojai | India | 5,000 |
2
|
|
Jalkeot | India | 29,000 |
1
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | India | 315,000 |
1
|
|
Kaibartta | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
Khambu | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
Khamiyang | India | 1,500 |
1
|
|
Magar | Bhutan | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Rabha | Bhutan | 1,600 |
0
|
|
|
Rabha | India | 421,000 |
2
|
|
Rai | Bhutan | 3,900 |
0
|
|
|
Ranabhat | India | 14,000 |
0
|
|
Saloi | India | 5,200 |
0
|
|
Tiwa | India | 278,000 |
1
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,900 |
0
|
| Totals: 27 | 24 ◼︎ (19 ✸︎) |
SECONDARY Language
(336 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Abor | India | 1,800 |
2
|
|
Adi | India | 81,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Gallong | India | 20,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Minyong | India | 28,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Padam | India | 15,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Pasi | India | 3,500 |
2
|
|
Ahnal | India | 26,000 |
3
|
|
Aka | India | 13,000 |
2
|
|
Andh | India | 560,000 |
0
|
|
Angami | India | 171,000 |
3
|
|
Ao | India | 266,000 |
3
|
|
Arleng | India | 673,000 |
2
|
|
|
Asur | India | 40,000 |
2
|
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,564,000 |
0
|
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,313,000 |
0
|
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | India | 340,000 |
1
|
|
Baiga | India | 656,000 |
1
|
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 28,000 |
1
|
|
Bania Agarwal | India | 5,628,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Agrahari | India | 368,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Bais | India | 150,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Barnawar | India | 78,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gahoi | India | 393,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gandha Banik | India | 338,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasarwani | India | 479,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasaundhan | India | 575,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Mahajan | India | 215,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Mahesri | India | 416,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Oswal | India | 480,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Porwal | India | 372,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Rauniar | India | 152,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania unspecified | India | 19,625,000 |
0
|
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,151,000 |
1
|
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | India | 176,000 |
0
|
|
Barman | India | 7,700 |
1
|
|
Bauri | India | 2,265,000 |
1
|
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | India | 640,000 |
0
|
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | India | 2,013,000 |
0
|
|
Bhandari | India | 741,000 |
0
|
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,403,000 |
0
|
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 368,000 |
0
|
|
Bhil unspecified | India | 16,822,000 |
1
|
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,818,000 |
0
|
|
Bhoksa | India | 67,000 |
0
|
|
Bhotia | India | 130,000 |
2
|
|
|
Bhottada | India | 530,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuinhar | India | 1,127,000 |
0
|
|
Bhuinmali | India | 182,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuiya unspecified | India | 1,737,000 |
1
|
|
Bhumij | Bangladesh | 36,000 |
1
|
|
|
Bhumij | India | 1,282,000 |
1
|
|
Biate | India | 18,000 |
2
|
|
Bind | India | 1,143,000 |
0
|
|
Binjhia | Bangladesh | 6,900 |
1
|
|
|
Binjhia | India | 205,000 |
1
|
|
|
Birhor | India | 24,000 |
2
|
|
Birjia | India | 17,000 |
2
|
|
Bishnupriya Manipuri | India | 99,000 |
1
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 6,700 |
1
|
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,667,000 |
2
|
|
Brahmin Gaur | India | 3,525,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Joshi | India | 434,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Jyoti | India | 147,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | India | 4,944,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Radhi | India | 1,870,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Rikhisur | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | India | 554,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Saraswat | India | 690,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | Bangladesh | 253,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | India | 39,943,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Utkal | India | 214,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Vaidik | India | 222,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Varendra | India | 303,000 |
0
|
|
Bru | India | 236,000 |
2
|
|
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | India | 482,000 |
0
|
|
Chakhesang | India | 180,000 |
3
|
|
Chakma | India | 250,000 |
1
|
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | India | 52,473,000 |
1
|
|
Chang | India | 74,000 |
3
|
|
Chenchu | India | 81,000 |
1
|
|
Chero | India | 182,000 |
1
|
|
Chhetri | India | 245,000 |
1
|
|
Chik Baraik | Bangladesh | 8,800 |
1
|
|
|
Chik Baraik | India | 139,000 |
1
|
|
Chiru | India | 11,000 |
3
|
|
Christian | Bangladesh | 310,000 |
3
|
|
|
Christian | India | 1,600,000 |
3
|
|
Darjee | India | 58,000 |
1
|
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,860,000 |
0
|
|
Deori | India | 59,000 |
1
|
|
Dhangar Bharwad | India | 3,191,000 |
0
|
|
Dhanwar | India | 76,000 |
1
|
|
Dhodia | India | 780,000 |
0
|
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | India | 272,000 |
0
|
|
|
Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bangladesh | 63,000 |
0
|
|
Dura | India | 3,600 |
1
|
|
Gadaba | India | 156,000 |
1
|
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,556,000 |
0
|
|
Galong | India | 92,000 |
2
|
|
Ganda | India | 1,446,000 |
1
|
|
Gangai | India | 6,000 |
0
|
|
Gangte | India | 25,000 |
3
|
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | India | 1,260,000 |
3
|
|
Gauda | India | 2,330,000 |
0
|
|
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | India | 333,000 |
0
|
|
Gond Maria | India | 1,732,000 |
1
|
|
Gond unspecified | India | 11,705,000 |
1
|
|
Gorait | India | 12,000 |
1
|
|
Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | India | 69,000 |
1
|
|
Guria | India | 843,000 |
0
|
|
Gurung Ghaleg | India | 133,000 |
2
|
|
Hadi | India | 1,122,000 |
1
|
|
Hajam | India | 2,276,000 |
0
|
|
Hajang | India | 93,000 |
1
|
|
|
Hajang Banai | India | 5,600 |
1
|
|
Halba | India | 837,000 |
1
|
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,657,000 |
0
|
|
Haomei | India | 76,000 |
3
|
|
Hmar | India | 112,000 |
3
|
|
Ho | Bangladesh | 99,000 |
1
|
|
|
Ho | India | 1,232,000 |
1
|
|
Idu | India | 9,300 |
2
|
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | India | 10,080,000 |
0
|
|
Jhalo Malo | Bangladesh | 225,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jhalo Malo | India | 466,000 |
1
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 649,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,810,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari (Hindu traditions) | India | 94,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari Dimasa | India | 167,000 |
2
|
|
Kachin | India | 37,000 |
1
|
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,506,000 |
0
|
|
Kahha | India | 61,000 |
3
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | Bangladesh | 257,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | India | 522,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | Bangladesh | 260,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | India | 1,888,000 |
0
|
|
Kalingi | India | 313,000 |
1
|
|
|
Kandra | India | 762,000 |
1
|
|
Kapali | India | 358,000 |
0
|
|
|
Karan | India | 607,000 |
1
|
|
Kawar | India | 1,144,000 |
1
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 1,543,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,600 |
1
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,425,000 |
0
|
|
Kayastha Karan | India | 620,000 |
0
|
|
Khairwar | India | 480,000 |
1
|
|
|
Khambu | India | 391,000 |
1
|
|
Khampti | India | 20,000 |
1
|
|
Khandait | India | 2,021,000 |
0
|
|
Kharia | India | 866,000 |
2
|
|
Khasi | India | 1,426,000 |
3
|
|
Khiamniungan | India | 71,000 |
3
|
|
Kisan | India | 1,779,000 |
1
|
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | India | 58,000 |
1
|
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,382,000 |
0
|
|
Kokna | India | 1,239,000 |
1
|
|
Kol | India | 2,022,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Dhor | India | 471,000 |
1
|
|
Kolta | India | 767,000 |
1
|
|
Konyak | India | 274,000 |
3
|
|
Korku | India | 1,156,000 |
1
|
|
Korwa | India | 511,000 |
1
|
|
Koya unspecified | India | 898,000 |
1
|
|
Kui Khond | India | 1,815,000 |
2
|
|
Kuki Chin | India | 163,000 |
3
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Changsen | India | 2,800 |
2
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Khelma | India | 3,100 |
3
|
|
Kumhar Bardiha | India | 743,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar Kanaujia | India | 585,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | India | 18,279,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 72,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | India | 21,933,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi Mahato | India | 293,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kusiari | India | 2,000 |
0
|
|
|
Laju | India | 1,900 |
3
|
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | India | 149,000 |
2
|
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,024,000 |
0
|
|
|
Lohara | India | 299,000 |
1
|
|
|
Loi | India | 98,000 |
0
|
|
Lotha | India | 204,000 |
3
|
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,685,000 |
0
|
|
Madari (Muslim traditions) | India | 65,000 |
0
|
|
|
Magar | India | 417,000 |
2
|
|
Mahali | India | 103,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahara | India | 5,700 |
0
|
|
Mahishya | India | 11,869,000 |
1
|
|
Mahli | Bangladesh | 44,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahli | India | 466,000 |
1
|
|
Majhi | India | 137,000 |
1
|
|
Majhwar | India | 214,000 |
1
|
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,012,000 |
0
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 181,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 13,662,000 |
0
|
|
Malto | India | 218,000 |
2
|
|
Mara | India | 50,000 |
3
|
|
Maramei | India | 32,000 |
3
|
|
Marma (Magh) | India | 53,000 |
1
|
|
Mech | India | 63,000 |
2
|
|
|
Mech | Nepal | 5,400 |
1
|
|
Meena | India | 5,290,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | India | 227,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Kshatriya | India | 137,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei Panan | India | 14,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Thanga | India | 136,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei unspecified | India | 1,633,000 |
1
|
|
Miji | India | 9,300 |
2
|
|
Miju Mishmi | India | 7,100 |
1
|
|
Miri | India | 795,000 |
1
|
|
Mishmi | India | 28,000 |
1
|
|
Mizo | India | 164,000 |
3
|
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 646,000 |
3
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 244,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,229,000 |
1
|
|
Monpa | India | 46,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mukha Dhora | India | 52,000 |
1
|
|
Munda | Bhutan | 2,000 |
2
|
|
|
Munda | India | 4,157,000 |
5
|
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,586,000 |
1
|
|
Naga | India | 19,000 |
3
|
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 228,000 |
3
|
|
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | India | 172,000 |
1
|
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 13,835,000 |
0
|
|
Naikda | India | 4,354,000 |
0
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 661,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 5,000 |
0
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,438,000 |
1
|
|
Namassej Chandel | Bangladesh | 2,204,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej Chandel | India | 1,651,000 |
1
|
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | India | 582,000 |
0
|
|
|
Nishang | India | 3,400 |
3
|
|
Nissi | India | 44,000 |
3
|
|
|
Nocte | India | 44,000 |
3
|
|
Nyishi | India | 285,000 |
3
|
|
Oraon | India | 5,154,000 |
2
|
|
|
Oraon, Kurux | Bhutan | 11,000 |
1
|
|
|
Padam | India | 3,600 |
2
|
|
|
Paik | India | 251,000 |
1
|
|
Pan | India | 1,555,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhan | India | 363,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhi | India | 416,000 |
0
|
|
|
Parhaiya | India | 35,000 |
1
|
|
Parja unspecified | India | 452,000 |
1
|
|
|
Pasi | India | 1,200 |
2
|
|
Patial | India | 45,000 |
1
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 145,000 |
0
|
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | India | 260,000 |
0
|
|
|
Pawi | India | 60,000 |
3
|
|
Pnar | India | 319,000 |
3
|
|
Pochury | India | 26,000 |
3
|
|
|
Pomla | India | 1,700 |
1
|
|
Poumai | India | 148,000 |
3
|
|
Poundra | Bangladesh | 31,000 |
0
|
|
|
Poundra | India | 3,420,000 |
1
|
|
Puroik | India | 5,000 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | India | 144,000 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | Nepal | 676,000 |
2
|
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 13,981,000 |
0
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,748,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 126,000 |
4
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | India | 31,894,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,209,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,529,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,019,000 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput Chandrabansi | India | 121,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,474,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Nagbansi | India | 52,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,466,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,624,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Sisodia | India | 133,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Surajbansi | India | 298,000 |
0
|
|
Rautia | India | 142,000 |
1
|
|
Rengma | India | 80,000 |
3
|
|
|
Rona | India | 4,700 |
1
|
|
Rongmei | India | 114,000 |
3
|
|
|
Sagarbanshi | India | 202,000 |
0
|
|
Sahariya | India | 990,000 |
0
|
|
Sangtam | India | 87,000 |
3
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | Bhutan | 5,500 |
1
|
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | India | 8,636,000 |
2
|
|
Saora unspecified | India | 1,091,000 |
2
|
|
|
Saur | India | 175,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sauria Paharia | India | 59,000 |
2
|
|
Sayyid | India | 9,135,000 |
0
|
|
Sema | India | 278,000 |
3
|
|
|
Shabar | India | 608,000 |
2
|
|
Shaikh | Bhutan | 9,400 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh Nashya | India | 147,000 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh unspecified | India | 82,690,000 |
0
|
|
Shan, Tai Man | India | 6,100 |
2
|
|
Sherdukpen | India | 4,000 |
1
|
|
Singpho | India | 9,500 |
2
|
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,601,000 |
0
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | India | 744,000 |
1
|
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 102,000 |
1
|
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | India | 315,000 |
1
|
|
Sunuwar | India | 97,000 |
1
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 193,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 514,000 |
0
|
|
Swangla | India | 11,000 |
0
|
|
|
Tagin | India | 71,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tai Taroi | India | 2,400 |
0
|
|
Tamang | India | 279,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa | India | 18,000 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Longchang | India | 3,600 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Moglum | India | 3,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Mossang | India | 4,400 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Taisen | India | 1,200 |
2
|
|
Tangsa Tikhak | India | 2,600 |
2
|
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,716,000 |
0
|
|
Tanu | India | 50,000 |
2
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 160,000 |
0
|
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 21,850,000 |
0
|
|
Thadou | India | 249,000 |
3
|
|
Thakkar | India | 668,000 |
0
|
|
Thakuri | India | 38,000 |
1
|
|
Tharu | India | 530,000 |
1
|
|
Tili | India | 1,299,000 |
0
|
|
Tipera | India | 787,000 |
2
|
|
Turi (Hindu traditions) | India | 396,000 |
1
|
|
|
Tutcha Nocte | India | 1,200 |
3
|
|
|
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | India | 1,200 |
3
|
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,599,000 |
0
|
|
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,000 |
0
|
|
Valmiki Mehtar | India | 145,000 |
0
|
|
Varli | India | 1,424,000 |
1
|
|
Wancho | India | 74,000 |
3
|
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | India | 47,216,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Ghosi | India | 1,799,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Kaonra | India | 770,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Rawat | India | 1,634,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Sadgope | India | 3,072,000 |
0
|
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | India | 163,000 |
2
|
|
Yimchungra | India | 78,000 |
3
|
|
Zeliang | India | 119,000 |
3
|
| Totals: 336 | 239 ◼︎ (134 ✸︎) |
