PRIMARY Language
(25 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahom | India | 1,810,000 |
1
|
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | India | 3,500 |
3
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Bhutan | 2,100 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,838,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,200 |
0
|
|
Bania | Bhutan | 4,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Brittal | India | 55,000 |
0
|
|
Boria Assam | India | 194,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin | Bhutan | 6,400 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Ganak | India | 62,000 |
0
|
|
Dowaniya | India | 3,100 |
0
|
|
Hira | India | 61,000 |
0
|
|
|
Hojai | India | 4,600 |
2
|
|
Jalkeot | India | 26,000 |
1
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | India | 290,000 |
1
|
|
Khambu | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
Khamiyang | India | 1,400 |
1
|
|
Magar | Bhutan | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Rabha | Bhutan | 1,600 |
0
|
|
|
Rabha | India | 387,000 |
2
|
|
Rai | Bhutan | 4,000 |
0
|
|
|
Ranabhat | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Saloi | India | 4,800 |
0
|
|
Tiwa | India | 254,000 |
1
|
| Totals: 25 | 22 ◼︎ (17 ✸︎) |
SECONDARY Language
(333 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Abor | India | 1,700 |
2
|
|
Adi | India | 74,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Gallong | India | 18,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Minyong | India | 25,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Padam | India | 14,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Pasi | India | 3,200 |
2
|
|
Ahnal | India | 24,000 |
3
|
|
Aka | India | 11,000 |
2
|
|
Andh | India | 514,000 |
0
|
|
Angami | India | 157,000 |
3
|
|
Ao | India | 244,000 |
3
|
|
Arleng | India | 618,000 |
2
|
|
|
Asur | India | 37,000 |
2
|
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,947,000 |
0
|
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,044,000 |
0
|
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | India | 312,000 |
1
|
|
Baiga | India | 602,000 |
1
|
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 28,000 |
1
|
|
Bania Agarwal | India | 5,168,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Agrahari | India | 338,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Bais | India | 137,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Barnawar | India | 71,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gahoi | India | 361,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gandha Banik | India | 310,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasarwani | India | 440,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasaundhan | India | 528,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Mahajan | India | 197,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Mahesri | India | 382,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Oswal | India | 441,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Porwal | India | 341,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Rauniar | India | 139,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania unspecified | India | 30,963,000 |
0
|
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,567,000 |
1
|
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | India | 161,000 |
0
|
|
Barman | India | 7,000 |
1
|
|
Bauri | India | 2,079,000 |
1
|
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | India | 588,000 |
0
|
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | India | 1,848,000 |
0
|
|
Bhandari | India | 681,000 |
0
|
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,288,000 |
0
|
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 338,000 |
0
|
|
Bhil unspecified | India | 17,826,000 |
1
|
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,801,000 |
0
|
|
Bhoksa | India | 62,000 |
0
|
|
Bhotia | India | 120,000 |
2
|
|
|
Bhottada | India | 486,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuinhar | India | 1,035,000 |
0
|
|
Bhuinmali | India | 167,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuiya unspecified | India | 1,881,000 |
1
|
|
Bhumij | Bangladesh | 35,000 |
1
|
|
|
Bhumij | India | 1,177,000 |
1
|
|
Biate | India | 17,000 |
2
|
|
Bind | India | 1,051,000 |
0
|
|
Binjhia | Bangladesh | 6,800 |
1
|
|
|
Binjhia | India | 189,000 |
1
|
|
|
Birhor | India | 22,000 |
2
|
|
Birjia | India | 15,000 |
2
|
|
Bishnupriya Manipuri | India | 91,000 |
1
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 6,800 |
1
|
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,532,000 |
2
|
|
Brahmin Gaur | India | 3,238,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Joshi | India | 399,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Jyoti | India | 135,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | India | 4,539,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Radhi | India | 1,718,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Rikhisur | India | 55,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | India | 509,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Saraswat | India | 634,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | Bangladesh | 383,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | India | 61,578,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Utkal | India | 196,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Vaidik | India | 204,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Varendra | India | 279,000 |
0
|
|
Bru | India | 217,000 |
2
|
|
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | India | 443,000 |
0
|
|
Chakhesang | India | 165,000 |
3
|
|
Chakma | India | 230,000 |
1
|
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | India | 48,190,000 |
1
|
|
Chang | India | 68,000 |
3
|
|
Chenchu | India | 74,000 |
1
|
|
Chero | India | 168,000 |
1
|
|
Chhetri | India | 225,000 |
1
|
|
Chik Baraik | Bangladesh | 8,700 |
1
|
|
|
Chik Baraik | India | 127,000 |
1
|
|
Chiru | India | 9,700 |
3
|
|
Christian | Bangladesh | 304,000 |
3
|
|
|
Christian | India | 1,469,000 |
3
|
|
Darjee | India | 53,000 |
1
|
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,131,000 |
0
|
|
Deori | India | 54,000 |
1
|
|
Dhangar Bharwad | India | 2,931,000 |
0
|
|
Dhanwar | India | 70,000 |
1
|
|
Dhodia | India | 716,000 |
0
|
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | India | 250,000 |
0
|
|
|
Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bangladesh | 62,000 |
0
|
|
Dura | India | 3,300 |
1
|
|
Gadaba | India | 144,000 |
1
|
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,070,000 |
0
|
|
Galong | India | 85,000 |
2
|
|
Ganda | India | 1,327,000 |
1
|
|
Gangai | India | 5,500 |
0
|
|
Gangte | India | 23,000 |
3
|
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | India | 1,156,000 |
3
|
|
Gauda | India | 2,139,000 |
0
|
|
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | India | 306,000 |
0
|
|
Gond Maria | India | 1,591,000 |
1
|
|
Gond unspecified | India | 15,176,000 |
1
|
|
Gorait | India | 11,000 |
1
|
|
Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | India | 64,000 |
1
|
|
Guria | India | 774,000 |
0
|
|
Gurung Ghaleg | India | 122,000 |
2
|
|
Hadi | India | 1,030,000 |
1
|
|
Hajam | India | 2,091,000 |
0
|
|
|
Hajang Banai | India | 5,200 |
1
|
|
Hajong | India | 85,000 |
1
|
|
Halba | India | 769,000 |
1
|
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,521,000 |
0
|
|
Haomei | India | 70,000 |
3
|
|
Hmar | India | 103,000 |
3
|
|
Ho | Bangladesh | 97,000 |
1
|
|
|
Ho | India | 1,131,000 |
1
|
|
Idu | India | 8,500 |
2
|
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | India | 9,556,000 |
0
|
|
Jhalo Malo | Bangladesh | 221,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jhalo Malo | India | 428,000 |
1
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 638,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,497,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari (Hindu traditions) | India | 87,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari Dimasa | India | 153,000 |
2
|
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,729,000 |
0
|
|
Kahha | India | 56,000 |
3
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | Bangladesh | 253,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | India | 479,000 |
0
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | Bangladesh | 505,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | India | 1,924,000 |
0
|
|
Kalingi | India | 287,000 |
1
|
|
|
Kandra | India | 699,000 |
1
|
|
Kapali | India | 329,000 |
0
|
|
|
Karan | India | 557,000 |
1
|
|
Kawar | India | 1,052,000 |
1
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 1,759,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,455,000 |
0
|
|
Kayastha Karan | India | 569,000 |
0
|
|
Khairwar | India | 440,000 |
1
|
|
|
Khambu | India | 359,000 |
1
|
|
Khampti | India | 18,000 |
1
|
|
Khandait | India | 1,856,000 |
0
|
|
Kharia | India | 794,000 |
2
|
|
Khasi | India | 1,310,000 |
3
|
|
Khiamniungan | India | 65,000 |
3
|
|
Kisan | India | 1,637,000 |
1
|
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | India | 53,000 |
1
|
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,620,000 |
0
|
|
Kokna | India | 1,139,000 |
1
|
|
Kol | India | 1,858,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Dhor | India | 433,000 |
1
|
|
Kolta | India | 705,000 |
1
|
|
Konyak | India | 251,000 |
3
|
|
Korku | India | 1,062,000 |
1
|
|
Korwa | India | 470,000 |
1
|
|
Koya unspecified | India | 978,000 |
1
|
|
Kui Khond | India | 1,937,000 |
2
|
|
Kuki Chin | India | 149,000 |
3
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Changsen | India | 2,600 |
2
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Khelma | India | 2,800 |
3
|
|
Kumhar Bardiha | India | 682,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar Kanaujia | India | 537,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,789,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 71,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | India | 20,145,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi Mahato | India | 269,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kusiari | India | 1,900 |
0
|
|
Laju | India | 1,800 |
3
|
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | India | 137,000 |
2
|
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | India | 10,126,000 |
0
|
|
|
Lohara | India | 275,000 |
1
|
|
|
Loi | India | 90,000 |
0
|
|
Lotha | India | 187,000 |
3
|
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,385,000 |
0
|
|
Madari (Muslim traditions) | India | 59,000 |
0
|
|
|
Magar | India | 384,000 |
2
|
|
Mahali | India | 94,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahara | India | 5,300 |
0
|
|
Mahishya | India | 10,905,000 |
1
|
|
Mahli | Bangladesh | 43,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahli | India | 428,000 |
1
|
|
Majhi | India | 126,000 |
1
|
|
Majhwar | India | 196,000 |
1
|
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,850,000 |
0
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 178,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 10,613,000 |
0
|
|
Malto | India | 200,000 |
2
|
|
Mara | India | 46,000 |
3
|
|
Maramei | India | 29,000 |
3
|
|
Marma (Magh) | India | 49,000 |
1
|
|
Mech | India | 57,000 |
2
|
|
|
Mech | Nepal | 5,500 |
1
|
|
Meena | India | 4,858,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | India | 208,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Kshatriya | India | 126,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei Panan | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Thanga | India | 125,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei unspecified | India | 1,517,000 |
1
|
|
Miji | India | 8,500 |
2
|
|
Miju Mishmi | India | 6,500 |
1
|
|
Miri | India | 730,000 |
1
|
|
Mishmi | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Mizo | India | 151,000 |
3
|
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 594,000 |
3
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 239,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,049,000 |
1
|
|
Monpa | India | 42,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mukha Dhora | India | 47,000 |
1
|
|
Munda | Bhutan | 2,000 |
2
|
|
|
Munda | India | 3,817,000 |
5
|
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,295,000 |
1
|
|
Naga | India | 18,000 |
3
|
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 209,000 |
3
|
|
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | India | 158,000 |
1
|
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 12,706,000 |
0
|
|
Naikda | India | 3,997,000 |
0
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 2,805,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 5,000 |
0
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,931,000 |
1
|
|
Namassej Chandel | Bangladesh | 2,163,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej Chandel | India | 1,517,000 |
1
|
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | India | 534,000 |
0
|
|
|
Nishang | India | 3,100 |
3
|
|
Nissi | India | 40,000 |
3
|
|
|
Nocte | India | 40,000 |
3
|
|
Nyishi | India | 262,000 |
3
|
|
Oraon | India | 4,734,000 |
2
|
|
|
Oraon, Kurux | Bhutan | 11,000 |
1
|
|
|
Padam | India | 3,300 |
2
|
|
|
Paik | India | 231,000 |
1
|
|
Pan | India | 1,429,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhan | India | 333,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhi | India | 382,000 |
0
|
|
|
Parhaiya | India | 32,000 |
1
|
|
Parja unspecified | India | 523,000 |
1
|
|
|
Pasi | India | 1,100 |
2
|
|
Patial | India | 42,000 |
1
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 142,000 |
0
|
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | India | 238,000 |
0
|
|
|
Pawi | India | 55,000 |
3
|
|
Pnar | India | 292,000 |
3
|
|
Pochury | India | 24,000 |
3
|
|
|
Pomla | India | 1,600 |
1
|
|
Poumai | India | 135,000 |
3
|
|
Poundra | Bangladesh | 30,000 |
0
|
|
|
Poundra | India | 3,140,000 |
1
|
|
Puroik | India | 4,600 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | India | 132,000 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | Nepal | 679,000 |
2
|
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 12,582,000 |
0
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,168,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 126,000 |
4
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | India | 48,473,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,110,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,404,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | India | 936,000 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput Chandrabansi | India | 111,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,191,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Nagbansi | India | 48,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,347,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,491,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Sisodia | India | 122,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Surajbansi | India | 273,000 |
0
|
|
Rautia | India | 130,000 |
1
|
|
Rengma | India | 74,000 |
3
|
|
Rona | India | 4,300 |
1
|
|
Rongmei | India | 104,000 |
3
|
|
|
Sagarbanshi | India | 185,000 |
0
|
|
Sahariya | India | 909,000 |
0
|
|
Sangtam | India | 80,000 |
3
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | Bhutan | 5,500 |
1
|
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | India | 7,928,000 |
2
|
|
Saora unspecified | India | 1,062,000 |
2
|
|
|
Saur | India | 161,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sauria Paharia | India | 54,000 |
2
|
|
Sayyid | India | 8,390,000 |
0
|
|
Sema | India | 256,000 |
3
|
|
|
Shabar | India | 558,000 |
2
|
|
Shaikh | Bhutan | 9,500 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh Nashya | India | 135,000 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh unspecified | India | 90,380,000 |
0
|
|
Shan, Tai Man | India | 5,600 |
2
|
|
Sherdukpen | India | 3,700 |
1
|
|
Singpho | India | 8,700 |
2
|
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,327,000 |
0
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | India | 862,000 |
1
|
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 102,000 |
1
|
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | India | 289,000 |
1
|
|
Sunuwar | India | 89,000 |
1
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 189,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 472,000 |
0
|
|
Swangla | India | 10,000 |
0
|
|
|
Tagin | India | 65,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tai Taroi | India | 2,200 |
0
|
|
Tamang | India | 257,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa | India | 16,000 |
3
|
|
Tangsa Longchang | India | 3,300 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Moglum | India | 2,700 |
2
|
|
Tangsa Mossang | India | 4,100 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Taisen | India | 1,200 |
2
|
|
Tangsa Tikhak | India | 2,400 |
2
|
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,251,000 |
0
|
|
Tanu | India | 46,000 |
2
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 157,000 |
0
|
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 20,067,000 |
0
|
|
Thadou | India | 228,000 |
3
|
|
Thakkar | India | 614,000 |
0
|
|
Thakuri | India | 35,000 |
1
|
|
Tharu | India | 487,000 |
1
|
|
Tili | India | 1,193,000 |
0
|
|
Tipera | India | 723,000 |
2
|
|
Turi (Hindu traditions) | India | 363,000 |
1
|
|
|
Tutcha Nocte | India | 1,100 |
3
|
|
|
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | India | 1,200 |
3
|
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,142,000 |
0
|
|
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,700 |
0
|
|
Valmiki Mehtar | India | 133,000 |
0
|
|
Varli | India | 1,308,000 |
1
|
|
Wancho | India | 68,000 |
3
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | India | 61,261,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Ghosi | India | 1,651,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Kaonra | India | 707,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Rawat | India | 1,500,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Sadgope | India | 2,821,000 |
0
|
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | India | 150,000 |
2
|
|
Yimchungra | India | 71,000 |
3
|
|
Zeliang | India | 109,000 |
3
|
| Totals: 333 | 236 ◼︎ (133 ✸︎) |
