PRIMARY Language
(27 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahom | India | 1,753,000 |
1
|
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | India | 3,400 |
3
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Bhutan | 2,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,750,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,100 |
0
|
|
Bania | Bhutan | 4,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Brittal | India | 53,000 |
0
|
|
Boria Assam | India | 188,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin | Bhutan | 6,300 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Ganak | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Dowaniya | India | 3,000 |
0
|
|
Hira | India | 59,000 |
0
|
|
|
Hojai | India | 4,400 |
2
|
|
Jalkeot | India | 26,000 |
1
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | India | 281,000 |
1
|
|
Kaibartta | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
Khambu | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
Khamiyang | India | 1,400 |
1
|
|
Magar | Bhutan | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Rabha | Bhutan | 1,600 |
0
|
|
|
Rabha | India | 375,000 |
2
|
|
Rai | Bhutan | 3,900 |
0
|
|
|
Ranabhat | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Saloi | India | 4,700 |
0
|
|
Tiwa | India | 247,000 |
1
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,900 |
0
|
| Totals: 27 | 24 ◼︎ (19 ✸︎) |
SECONDARY Language
(335 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Abor | India | 1,600 |
2
|
|
Adi | India | 72,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Gallong | India | 18,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Minyong | India | 25,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Padam | India | 14,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Pasi | India | 3,100 |
2
|
|
Ahnal | India | 23,000 |
3
|
|
Aka | India | 11,000 |
2
|
|
Andh | India | 498,000 |
0
|
|
Angami | India | 152,000 |
3
|
|
Ao | India | 237,000 |
3
|
|
Arleng | India | 599,000 |
2
|
|
|
Asur | India | 35,000 |
2
|
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,726,000 |
0
|
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,945,000 |
0
|
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | India | 302,000 |
1
|
|
Baiga | India | 583,000 |
1
|
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 27,000 |
1
|
|
Bania Agarwal | India | 5,005,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Agrahari | India | 327,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Bais | India | 133,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Barnawar | India | 69,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gahoi | India | 349,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gandha Banik | India | 300,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasarwani | India | 426,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasaundhan | India | 511,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Mahajan | India | 191,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Mahesri | India | 370,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Oswal | India | 427,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Porwal | India | 330,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Rauniar | India | 135,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania unspecified | India | 23,688,000 |
0
|
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,359,000 |
1
|
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | India | 156,000 |
0
|
|
Barman | India | 6,800 |
1
|
|
Bauri | India | 2,012,000 |
1
|
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | India | 569,000 |
0
|
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | India | 1,790,000 |
0
|
|
Bhandari | India | 659,000 |
0
|
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,247,000 |
0
|
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 327,000 |
0
|
|
Bhil unspecified | India | 20,305,000 |
1
|
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,229,000 |
0
|
|
Bhoksa | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Bhotia | India | 116,000 |
2
|
|
|
Bhottada | India | 471,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuinhar | India | 1,002,000 |
0
|
|
Bhuinmali | India | 162,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuiya unspecified | India | 2,097,000 |
1
|
|
Bhumij | Bangladesh | 35,000 |
1
|
|
|
Bhumij | India | 1,139,000 |
1
|
|
Biate | India | 16,000 |
2
|
|
Bind | India | 1,017,000 |
0
|
|
Binjhia | Bangladesh | 6,900 |
1
|
|
|
Binjhia | India | 183,000 |
1
|
|
|
Birhor | India | 21,000 |
2
|
|
Birjia | India | 15,000 |
2
|
|
Bishnupriya Manipuri | India | 88,000 |
1
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 6,700 |
1
|
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,483,000 |
2
|
|
Brahmin Gaur | India | 3,134,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Joshi | India | 386,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Jyoti | India | 130,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | India | 4,396,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Radhi | India | 1,664,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Rikhisur | India | 53,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | India | 493,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Saraswat | India | 614,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | Bangladesh | 269,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | India | 48,213,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Utkal | India | 190,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Vaidik | India | 198,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Varendra | India | 270,000 |
0
|
|
Bru | India | 210,000 |
2
|
|
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | India | 428,000 |
0
|
|
Chakhesang | India | 159,000 |
3
|
|
Chakma | India | 223,000 |
1
|
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | India | 46,660,000 |
1
|
|
Chang | India | 66,000 |
3
|
|
Chenchu | India | 72,000 |
1
|
|
Chero | India | 162,000 |
1
|
|
Chhetri | India | 218,000 |
1
|
|
Chik Baraik | Bangladesh | 8,800 |
1
|
|
|
Chik Baraik | India | 123,000 |
1
|
|
Chiru | India | 9,400 |
3
|
|
Christian | Bangladesh | 309,000 |
3
|
|
|
Christian | India | 1,423,000 |
3
|
|
Darjee | India | 51,000 |
1
|
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,452,000 |
0
|
|
Deori | India | 52,000 |
1
|
|
Dhangar Bharwad | India | 2,836,000 |
0
|
|
Dhanwar | India | 68,000 |
1
|
|
Dhodia | India | 693,000 |
0
|
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | India | 242,000 |
0
|
|
|
Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bangladesh | 63,000 |
0
|
|
Dura | India | 3,200 |
1
|
|
Gadaba | India | 139,000 |
1
|
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,707,000 |
0
|
|
Galong | India | 82,000 |
2
|
|
Ganda | India | 1,286,000 |
1
|
|
Gangai | India | 5,300 |
0
|
|
Gangte | India | 22,000 |
3
|
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | India | 1,121,000 |
3
|
|
Gauda | India | 2,071,000 |
0
|
|
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | India | 296,000 |
0
|
|
Gond Maria | India | 1,541,000 |
1
|
|
Gond unspecified | India | 14,129,000 |
1
|
|
Gorait | India | 10,000 |
1
|
|
Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | India | 62,000 |
1
|
|
Guria | India | 749,000 |
0
|
|
Gurung Ghaleg | India | 118,000 |
2
|
|
Hadi | India | 998,000 |
1
|
|
Hajam | India | 2,024,000 |
0
|
|
Hajang | India | 82,000 |
1
|
|
|
Hajang Banai | India | 5,000 |
1
|
|
Halba | India | 745,000 |
1
|
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,473,000 |
0
|
|
Haomei | India | 68,000 |
3
|
|
Hmar | India | 100,000 |
3
|
|
Ho | Bangladesh | 99,000 |
1
|
|
|
Ho | India | 1,095,000 |
1
|
|
Idu | India | 8,200 |
2
|
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | India | 12,168,000 |
0
|
|
Jhalo Malo | Bangladesh | 225,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jhalo Malo | India | 414,000 |
1
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 649,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,387,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari (Hindu traditions) | India | 84,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari Dimasa | India | 148,000 |
2
|
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,452,000 |
0
|
|
Kahha | India | 54,000 |
3
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | Bangladesh | 257,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | India | 464,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | Bangladesh | 276,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | India | 2,279,000 |
0
|
|
Kalingi | India | 278,000 |
1
|
|
|
Kandra | India | 676,000 |
1
|
|
Kapali | India | 318,000 |
0
|
|
|
Karan | India | 540,000 |
1
|
|
Kawar | India | 1,018,000 |
1
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 1,640,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,600 |
1
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | India | 10,169,000 |
0
|
|
Kayastha Karan | India | 551,000 |
0
|
|
Khairwar | India | 426,000 |
1
|
|
|
Khambu | India | 348,000 |
1
|
|
Khampti | India | 18,000 |
1
|
|
Khandait | India | 1,796,000 |
0
|
|
Kharia | India | 769,000 |
2
|
|
Khasi | India | 1,268,000 |
3
|
|
Khiamniungan | India | 63,000 |
3
|
|
Kisan | India | 1,583,000 |
1
|
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | India | 51,000 |
1
|
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,344,000 |
0
|
|
Kokna | India | 1,102,000 |
1
|
|
Kol | India | 1,799,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Dhor | India | 420,000 |
1
|
|
Kolta | India | 682,000 |
1
|
|
Konyak | India | 244,000 |
3
|
|
Korku | India | 1,028,000 |
1
|
|
Korwa | India | 455,000 |
1
|
|
Koya unspecified | India | 1,084,000 |
1
|
|
Kui Khond | India | 2,191,000 |
2
|
|
Kuki Chin | India | 145,000 |
3
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Changsen | India | 2,500 |
2
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Khelma | India | 2,700 |
3
|
|
Kumhar Bardiha | India | 661,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar Kanaujia | India | 520,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,255,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 72,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | India | 19,508,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi Mahato | India | 260,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kusiari | India | 1,800 |
0
|
|
|
Laju | India | 1,700 |
3
|
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | India | 132,000 |
2
|
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,804,000 |
0
|
|
|
Lohara | India | 266,000 |
1
|
|
|
Loi | India | 88,000 |
0
|
|
Lotha | India | 181,000 |
3
|
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,277,000 |
0
|
|
Madari (Muslim traditions) | India | 57,000 |
0
|
|
|
Magar | India | 371,000 |
2
|
|
Mahali | India | 92,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahara | India | 5,100 |
0
|
|
Mahishya | India | 10,557,000 |
1
|
|
Mahli | Bangladesh | 44,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahli | India | 414,000 |
1
|
|
Majhi | India | 122,000 |
1
|
|
Majhwar | India | 190,000 |
1
|
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,789,000 |
0
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 181,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,490,000 |
0
|
|
Malto | India | 194,000 |
2
|
|
Mara | India | 44,000 |
3
|
|
Maramei | India | 28,000 |
3
|
|
Marma (Magh) | India | 47,000 |
1
|
|
Mech | India | 56,000 |
2
|
|
|
Mech | Nepal | 5,200 |
1
|
|
Meena | India | 4,704,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | India | 202,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Kshatriya | India | 122,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei Panan | India | 12,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Thanga | India | 121,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei unspecified | India | 1,971,000 |
1
|
|
Miji | India | 8,300 |
2
|
|
Miju Mishmi | India | 6,300 |
1
|
|
Miri | India | 708,000 |
1
|
|
Mishmi | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Mizo | India | 146,000 |
3
|
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 575,000 |
3
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 244,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,983,000 |
1
|
|
Monpa | India | 41,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mukha Dhora | India | 46,000 |
1
|
|
Munda | Bhutan | 2,000 |
2
|
|
|
Munda | India | 3,696,000 |
5
|
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,190,000 |
1
|
|
Naga | India | 17,000 |
3
|
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 203,000 |
3
|
|
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | India | 153,000 |
1
|
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 12,304,000 |
0
|
|
Naikda | India | 3,872,000 |
0
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 702,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 5,000 |
0
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,357,000 |
1
|
|
Namassej Chandel | Bangladesh | 2,201,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej Chandel | India | 1,469,000 |
1
|
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | India | 517,000 |
0
|
|
|
Nishang | India | 3,000 |
3
|
|
Nissi | India | 39,000 |
3
|
|
|
Nocte | India | 39,000 |
3
|
|
Nyishi | India | 254,000 |
3
|
|
Oraon | India | 4,583,000 |
2
|
|
|
Oraon, Kurux | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Padam | India | 3,200 |
2
|
|
|
Paik | India | 223,000 |
1
|
|
Pan | India | 1,384,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhan | India | 323,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhi | India | 370,000 |
0
|
|
|
Parhaiya | India | 31,000 |
1
|
|
Parja unspecified | India | 545,000 |
1
|
|
|
Pasi | India | 1,100 |
2
|
|
Patial | India | 40,000 |
1
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 145,000 |
0
|
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | India | 231,000 |
0
|
|
|
Pawi | India | 53,000 |
3
|
|
Pnar | India | 283,000 |
3
|
|
Pochury | India | 23,000 |
3
|
|
|
Pomla | India | 1,500 |
1
|
|
Poumai | India | 131,000 |
3
|
|
Poundra | Bangladesh | 31,000 |
0
|
|
|
Poundra | India | 3,040,000 |
1
|
|
Puroik | India | 4,500 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | India | 128,000 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | Nepal | 649,000 |
2
|
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,876,000 |
0
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,938,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 121,000 |
4
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | India | 38,498,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,074,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,360,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | India | 906,000 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput Chandrabansi | India | 108,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,089,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Nagbansi | India | 46,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,304,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,444,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Sisodia | India | 118,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Surajbansi | India | 264,000 |
0
|
|
Rautia | India | 126,000 |
1
|
|
Rengma | India | 72,000 |
3
|
|
|
Rona | India | 4,200 |
1
|
|
Rongmei | India | 101,000 |
3
|
|
|
Sagarbanshi | India | 179,000 |
0
|
|
Sahariya | India | 881,000 |
0
|
|
Sangtam | India | 78,000 |
3
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | Bhutan | 5,500 |
1
|
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | India | 7,680,000 |
2
|
|
Saora unspecified | India | 1,316,000 |
2
|
|
|
Saur | India | 156,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sauria Paharia | India | 53,000 |
2
|
|
Sayyid | India | 8,122,000 |
0
|
|
Sema | India | 248,000 |
3
|
|
|
Shabar | India | 541,000 |
2
|
|
Shaikh | Bhutan | 9,400 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh Nashya | India | 131,000 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh unspecified | India | 99,810,000 |
0
|
|
Shan, Tai Man | India | 5,400 |
2
|
|
Sherdukpen | India | 3,600 |
1
|
|
Singpho | India | 8,400 |
2
|
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,589,000 |
0
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | India | 898,000 |
1
|
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 98,000 |
1
|
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | India | 280,000 |
1
|
|
Sunuwar | India | 86,000 |
1
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 193,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 457,000 |
0
|
|
Swangla | India | 9,800 |
0
|
|
|
Tagin | India | 63,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tai Taroi | India | 2,100 |
0
|
|
Tamang | India | 249,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa | India | 16,000 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Longchang | India | 3,200 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Moglum | India | 2,700 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Mossang | India | 4,000 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Taisen | India | 1,100 |
2
|
|
Tangsa Tikhak | India | 2,300 |
2
|
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,084,000 |
0
|
|
Tanu | India | 45,000 |
2
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 160,000 |
0
|
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 19,431,000 |
0
|
|
Thadou | India | 221,000 |
3
|
|
Thakkar | India | 595,000 |
0
|
|
Thakuri | India | 34,000 |
1
|
|
Tharu | India | 471,000 |
1
|
|
Tili | India | 1,155,000 |
0
|
|
Tipera | India | 699,000 |
2
|
|
Turi (Hindu traditions) | India | 352,000 |
1
|
|
|
Tutcha Nocte | India | 1,100 |
3
|
|
|
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | India | 1,100 |
3
|
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,978,000 |
0
|
|
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,400 |
0
|
|
Valmiki Mehtar | India | 129,000 |
0
|
|
Varli | India | 1,266,000 |
1
|
|
Wancho | India | 66,000 |
3
|
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | India | 56,992,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Ghosi | India | 1,600,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Kaonra | India | 684,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Rawat | India | 1,452,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Sadgope | India | 2,732,000 |
0
|
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | India | 145,000 |
2
|
|
Yimchungra | India | 69,000 |
3
|
|
Zeliang | India | 106,000 |
3
|
| Totals: 335 | 238 ◼︎ (134 ✸︎) |
