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Approximate Global Speakers

16,571,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

10

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(10 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Audhelia India 8,000
 Bhaina India 88,000
 Chauhan India 35,000
Daharia India 13,000
Daraiha India 15,000
 Dhanwar India 77,000
Gond Kandra India 21,000
Mowar India 5,000
 Pando India 2,600
 Panika India 1,264,000
  Totals:  10     10
SECONDARY Language
(408 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 248,000
 Agariya (Muslim traditions) India 18,000
 Aguri India 617,000
Alia India 67,000
Anglo India 158,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
 Arakh India 713,000
 Arora (Hindu traditions) India 4,869,000
Badaik India 127,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
 Bagdi India 417,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,456,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) India 985,000
 Baiga India 683,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
 Baiswar India 104,000
 Balai (Hindu traditions) India 2,688,000
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,803,000
 Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,080,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
 Bania Agrahari India 388,000
 Bania Bais India 156,000
Bania Barnawar India 81,000
Bania Dhusar India 240,000
 Bania Gahoi India 413,000
Bania Gujar India 232,000
Bania Kasar India 82,000
 Bania Kasarwani India 505,000
 Bania Kasaundhan India 602,000
Bania Mahajan India 229,000
 Bania Mahesri India 443,000
 Bania Mahur India 1,038,000
 Bania Nima India 100,000
 Bania Oswal India 501,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
 Bania Srimali India 431,000
Bania Ummad India 357,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) India 502,000
Banka India 33,000
Barahar India 148,000
 Bargunda India 41,000
 Bari (Hindu traditions) India 752,000
 Basor India 1,101,000
Basor Kandra India 6,400
 Bauri India 2,364,000
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) India 389,000
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,437,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 663,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) India 62,000
Beldar Sunkar India 26,000
 Bhampta India 53,000
 Bhandari India 773,000
 Bhar India 2,381,000
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,447,000
Bharewa India 11,000
 Bharia Bhumia India 383,000
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,647,000
 Bhattra India 373,000
 Bhil Barela India 1,192,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
Bhoi Ghogra India 66,000
 Bhoi Kharbind India 616,000
Bhoi Kharot India 216,000
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat India 733,000
Bhoi Nikhad India 76,000
Bhottada India 552,000
 Bhoyar India 256,000
 Bhuinhar India 1,158,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,768,000
 Bhulia India 174,000
 Bhumia India 189,000
 Bhunjia India 32,000
 Bhurtia India 17,000
 Biar (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
Bidur India 428,000
 Bind India 1,180,000
 Binjhal India 164,000
 Binjhia India 213,000
Birhor India 25,000
Brahmin Bhagor India 117,000
 Brahmin Bhumihar India 3,315,000
 Brahmin Chitpavan India 575,000
Brahmin Dakshini India 138,000
 Brahmin Deshastha India 670,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
 Brahmin Jijhotia India 613,000
 Brahmin Joshi India 452,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
Brahmin Mewada India 117,000
Brahmin Nagar India 130,000
 Brahmin Ojha India 63,000
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 589,000
 Brahmin Sanadhya India 3,262,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
 Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Budega Jangam India 348,000
 Chadar India 177,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,837,000
Chandala India 8,400
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) India 536,000
 Chhipa (Muslim traditions) India 99,000
 Chik (Hindu traditions) India 124,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Dahait India 67,000
Damor India 112,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu traditions) India 63,000
Darzi Mathuria (Hindu traditions) India 23,000
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) India 140,000
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) India 146,000
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Dewar India 1,210,000
Dhakoda India 20,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,331,000
Dhangri India 27,000
 Dhanuk India 5,035,000
 Dharkar India 165,000
 Dhimar India 2,251,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi India 230,000
Dhobi Batham India 477,000
 Dhobi Kanaujia India 575,000
Dhobi Kathiya India 125,000
Dhobi Mathuria India 205,000
 Dhobi Parit India 303,000
 Dhobi Sribastab India 211,000
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 284,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,574,000
Dom Murdafarash India 211,000
 Gadaba India 160,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 4,825,000
 Gadaria Dhingar India 1,427,000
 Gadaria Nikhad India 1,646,000
Gammalla India 2,800
 Ganda India 1,509,000
Gandhmali India 16,000
Garpaguri India 39,000
 Gauda India 2,429,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 530,000
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 345,000
 Gond Dhuriya India 199,000
Gond Dorla India 193,000
 Gond Ghotul Muria India 25,000
Gond Jhare India 121,000
 Gond Maria India 1,810,000
 Gond Muria India 821,000
Gond Nagawasi India 181,000
Gond Raja Muria India 59,000
 Gond Rajgond India 1,445,000
Gond Singhrolia India 28,000
Gond Sonjhari India 58,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gondhali India 70,000
 Gosain Dasnami India 484,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
 Gowari India 584,000
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 8,549,000
 Guria India 878,000
 Hadi India 1,170,000
 Hajam India 2,368,000
 Halba India 872,000
Halba Kewat India 4,900
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
 Hela India 63,000
 Holar India 195,000
 Jat (Hindu traditions) India 16,163,000
 Jat (Sikh traditions) India 8,794,000
 Jingar India 81,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) India 71,000
 Julaha India 983,000
 Kabirpanthi India 98,000
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 73,000
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 4,962,000
 Kachhi Kachhwaha India 1,426,000
 Kadera India 55,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,759,000
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) India 246,000
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,658,000
 Kaikadi India 402,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 2,697,000
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) India 79,000
 Kalwar Jaiswal India 1,161,000
 Kamar India 37,000
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) India 591,000
Kammara India 145,000
Kandra India 793,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 252,000
Karan India 632,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 783,000
Katia India 261,000
 Kawar India 1,194,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
 Kayastha Karan India 637,000
Kayastha Saksena India 355,000
 Kayastha Sribastab India 1,151,000
 Khadura India 20,000
 Khairwar India 501,000
 Khandait India 2,067,000
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 410,000
 Kharia India 902,000
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) India 494,000
 Kharwar India 677,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) India 2,802,000
 Kirar India 1,066,000
 Kisan India 1,942,000
 Kol India 2,102,000
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 849,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Kolowar India 288,000
 Kolta India 807,000
 Kori India 3,087,000
 Korku India 1,209,000
 Korwa India 535,000
 Koshti India 1,329,000
Kotwal India 118,000
 Koya Dora India 37,000
 Koya unspecified India 783,000
Kui Dongria India 198,000
 Kui Khond India 1,585,000
Kui Kuvi India 254,000
Kui Sitha India 149,000
 Kuli India 19,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kumhar Bardiha India 779,000
 Kumhar Kanaujia India 610,000
 Kumhar Magahia India 214,000
Kumhar Mathuria India 84,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,664,000
 Kuruba India 4,896,000
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) India 91,000
 Lakhera India 227,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) India 6,156,000
 Lodha Jariya India 1,806,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,801,000
 Madari (Muslim traditions) India 67,000
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000
 Mahar (Christian traditions) India 497,000
Mahara India 5,900
 Mahishya India 11,869,000
 Mahli India 486,000
 Mahratta Kunbi India 9,087,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 31,574,000
 Mahyavanshi India 1,992,000
 Majhi India 144,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mala (Hindu traditions) India 6,764,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
Mali Bhagirathi India 100,000
Mali Thanapati India 24,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) India 3,107,000
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) India 396,000
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) India 358,000
Mana India 294,000
 Mang Garudi India 92,000
Matang (Christian traditions) India 222,000
 Matang (Hindu traditions) India 3,097,000
Mawasi India 131,000
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) India 162,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,328,000
 Moghia India 63,000
 Munda India 4,402,000
 Mundari India 31,000
 Murao (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 178,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
Nai Mathuria India 193,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 592,000
 Oraon India 5,353,000
 Paharia India 19,000
Paik India 262,000
Paik Rana India 14,000
 Pan India 1,622,000
Pantanti India 45,000
Pao India 70,000
 Pardhan India 379,000
 Pardhi India 434,000
 Parja Bonda India 47,000
Parja Jodia India 18,000
Parja Parenga India 71,000
Parja Pengo India 64,000
 Parja unspecified India 394,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 9,215,000
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) India 5,914,000
Pasi Gujar India 766,000
 Pasi Kaithwan India 1,044,000
 Pasi Rajpasi India 1,591,000
 Patari India 24,000
 Patial India 47,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) India 270,000
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) India 308,000
 Pinjara India 3,938,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,260,000
 Rajput Agnivansi India 243,000
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) India 183,000
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,610,000
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) India 245,000
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 1,064,000
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) India 357,000
 Rajput Chandel India 405,000
Rajput Chandrabansi India 125,000
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,643,000
 Rajput Dikhit India 317,000
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) India 686,000
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) India 383,000
 Rajput Gaur India 801,000
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) India 461,000
 Rajput Jadon India 710,000
Rajput Jadu India 346,000
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) India 102,000
 Rajput Kachhwaha India 849,000
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) India 304,000
 Rajput Nagbansi India 54,000
 Rajput Parihar India 478,000
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,535,000
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 552,000
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) India 1,697,000
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) India 241,000
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) India 129,000
 Rajput Sengar India 484,000
 Rajput Solanki India 366,000
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) India 406,000
 Rajput Surajbansi India 306,000
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) India 543,000
 Rajwar India 727,000
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 423,000
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
 Rawat India 930,000
 Sahariya India 1,033,000
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) India 264,000
Saonta India 4,900
Saora Jadu India 21,000
Saora Jati India 40,000
Saora Kapusavar India 31,000
Saora Khotto India 21,000
 Saora Lanjia India 29,000
Saora Malia India 80,000
 Saora unspecified India 951,000
 Satani India 515,000
 Satnami India 2,120,000
Sauntia India 98,000
Saur India 201,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
Shabar India 634,000
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,727,000
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 9,019,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 89,000
 Siyal India 38,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
Sonar Ajudhyabansi India 125,000
Sonar Chhatri India 142,000
Sonar Deswali India 45,000
Sonar Khatri India 52,000
Sonar Mair India 93,000
Sonar Rastaogi India 82,000
Sonjhara India 22,000
Sonr India 58,000
Sudha India 73,000
Sudha Butka India 5,600
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 648,000
 Sunri Sadhubanik India 328,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) India 1,247,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) India 686,000
 Teli Sahu India 96,000
Teli Sribastab India 356,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) India 384,000
 Thori (Hindu traditions) India 1,130,000
 Tiyar India 589,000
 Turi (Hindu traditions) India 417,000
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) India 27,000
Valmiki (Christian traditions) India 126,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) India 291,000
 Valmiki Mehtar India 151,000
Vasudev India 18,000
 Velama India 514,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
 Yadav Dhindhor India 1,839,000
 Yadav Gaoli India 5,894,000
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,862,000
 Yadav Gola India 5,680,000
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) India 5,827,000
 Yadav Jadubans India 752,000
Yadav Kamariha India 508,000
 Yadav Kaonra India 802,000
Yadav Nandbans India 571,000
 Yadav Rawat India 1,720,000
  Totals:  408     386

Language Alternate Names
Baiga
Baigani (Baiga)
Bega
Bhumia
Gowro
Khaltahi
Laria

Dialects
Baiga
Baigani
Bhulia
Binjhwari
Chattisgarhi
Chhattisgarhi Proper
Kalanga
Kavardi
Khairagarhi
Sadri Korwa
Suraji
Upparraj

Dialect Alternate Names
Baigani
Bega
Bhumia
Chattisgardi
Chattisgarhi: Uppar Raj
Chattisgarhi: Upparraj
Chhatisgarhi: Baiga
Chhattisgarhi: Baigani
Chhattisgarhi: Bhulia
Chhattisgarhi: Binjhwari
Chhattisgarhi: Chhattisgarhi Proper
Chhattisgarhi: Kalanga
Chhattisgarhi: Kavardi
Chhattisgarhi: Khairagarhi
Chhattisgarhi: Sadri Korwa
Chhattisgarhi: Uppar Raj
Chhattisgarhi: Upparraj
Gowro
Khatahi
Surgujia
Surjugia


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Bible Portions 1904-1952
New Testament 2005-2014
Complete Bible None Reported

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