Language:  Kannada

Approximate Global Speakers

45,746,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

91

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Jesus Film

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(91 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Karnataka India 3,472,000
Adi Karnataka Christian India 208,000
Ager (Hindu traditions) India 17,000
Anuppan India 1,200
 Arasu India 56,000
 Baira India 8,800
Balagai India 10,000
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,803,000
Balija Dasari India 58,000
Bania Pancham India 45,000
 Banijiga India 897,000
Bant India 1,700
Bathada India 3,600
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,437,000
Bedar Bile India 125,000
Bedar Kare India 121,000
Bedar Myasa India 55,000
Bedar Naik Makkalu India 123,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker India 6,100
Beldar Katani Uppara India 20,000
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) India 64,000
Beldar Narmada Uppara India 24,000
Beldar Sunkar India 26,000
Beldar Toreya India 2,000
Beldar Urindavan India 1,200
Bellara India 1,900
Brahmin Havik India 30,000
 Brahmin Kannada India 535,000
 Chalvadi India 254,000
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) India 7,300
 Chenna Dasar India 84,000
Devadasi India 24,000
 Devanga India 582,000
Durgamurgi India 1,500
Ellamalawar India 6,000
 Gangakula India 1,844,000
Gantichore India 5,900
Godda India 3,000
Gondaru India 116,000
 Gowdulu India 11,000
Halsar India 13,000
 Halwakki Wakkal India 164,000
 Hande Jogi India 33,000
Hasla India 1,500
 Holaya India 967,000
Holaya Dasar India 15,000
Iruliga India 16,000
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) India 181,000
Kadu Kuruba India 28,000
 Kaikadi India 402,000
Kalavant India 12,000
 Kanarese Malaysia 63,000
 Kanarese New Zealand 1,600
 Kanarese Singapore 22,000
 Koracha, caste India 85,000
Korama Kunchi India 61,000
 Korama unspecified India 139,000
Kotegar India 7,900
Kudavakkal India 7,000
Kunchatiga India 452,000
 Kuruba India 4,896,000
 Lingayat India 4,092,000
 Masan Jogi India 37,000
Meda India 51,000
Moger Moyon India 16,000
 Moger unspecified India 131,000
Mukri India 17,000
Mundala India 34,000
Nagartha India 65,000
 Naikda India 4,299,000
Nalakeyava India 7,500
Pale India 11,000
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) India 34,000
 Raddi India 91,000
Raneyar India 4,300
Raya Rawat India 3,000
Sada India 10,000
 Sali India 1,227,000
 Samagara India 107,000
Sardar (Hindu traditions) India 4,700
Shinligar India 7,700
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) India 11,000
 Sillekyatha India 41,000
Soligaru India 40,000
Sonar Bail Pattur India 500
Vakkaliga Gangadikara India 640,000
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan India 6,600
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga India 288,000
 Vakkaliga unspecified India 6,713,000
 Viswakarma Panchal India 109,000
  Totals:  91     89
SECONDARY Language
(382 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Andhra India 361,000
Adi Andhra Christian India 43,000
 Adi Dravida India 8,753,000
Adi Dravida Christian India 667,000
 Adiyan India 19,000
 Agri India 523,000
Ajna India 50,000
 Alambadi Kurichchan India 52,000
 Amma Kodaga India 2,400
 Andh India 584,000
Anduran India 3,000
Anglo India 158,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
 Aray Mala India 5,000
 Arunthathiyar India 1,131,000
 Ayyanavar India 19,000
 Badaga India 261,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
 Bagata India 175,000
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) India 21,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
Bakad India 7,200
Bakuda India 15,000
Balasantoshi India 34,000
Balija Bogam India 89,000
Balija Bolla India 86,000
Balija Gopanthi India 9,400
Balija Musugu India 25,000
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,700
 Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,080,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
Bania Chaturth India 38,000
 Bania Chetti India 849,000
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti India 40,000
 Bania Komti India 2,130,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
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
Barda India 4,100
Bariki India 7,600
 Basor India 1,101,000
 Bauri India 2,364,000
 Bavcha India 5,600
Bedar Kakamundi India 111,000
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) India 4,600
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 663,000
Beldar Mith Gauda India 1,600
 Bhampta India 53,000
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 39,000
 Bhandari India 773,000
Bhansala India 332,000
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,447,000
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,647,000
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) India 280,000
Bhavit India 11,000
 Bhil Barela India 1,192,000
Bhil Mankar India 271,000
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) India 595,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
Bhottada India 552,000
 Bhumia India 189,000
Bidur India 428,000
 Bind India 1,180,000
 Binjhia India 213,000
 Boya India 4,519,000
 Brahmin Chitpavan India 575,000
 Brahmin Christian India 5,100
 Brahmin Deshastha India 670,000
Brahmin Devarukha India 39,000
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 337,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur India 321,000
Brahmin Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 32,000
 Brahmin Joshi India 452,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
Brahmin Karhada India 97,000
 Brahmin Khandelwal India 342,000
 Brahmin Maha India 235,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
Brahmin Marathi India 122,000
Brahmin Mewada India 117,000
Brahmin Mukkaniyar India 29,000
Brahmin Nambudiri India 112,000
 Brahmin Ojha India 63,000
Brahmin Potti India 32,000
 Brahmin Sanadhya India 3,262,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
 Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000
 Brahmin unspecified Sri Lanka 4,400
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Brahmin Velanadu India 140,000
 Budega Jangam India 348,000
Byagara India 15,000
Byari (Beary) India 542,000
 Chain India 607,000
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) India 1,016,000
Chaliyan India 6,900
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,837,000
Chandala India 8,400
Charodi India 5,600
 Chenchu India 82,000
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
Cherumar Christian India 535,000
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) India 536,000
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 74,000
 Chodhara India 10,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) India 138,000
 Dakkal India 6,700
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) India 140,000
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 182,000
Devadiga Kalavant India 8,500
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,331,000
 Dhanka India 502,000
 Dhanwar India 77,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
 Dhobi Parit India 303,000
 Dhodia India 814,000
 Dhor India 179,000
Dom (Dombara) India 87,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,574,000
 Dubla unspecified India 463,000
 Dudekula India 11,000
 Gamit India 545,000
 Gandla India 86,000
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) India 151,000
Gatti India 7,700
 Gauda India 2,429,000
Gauda, tribe India 128,000
 Gawli India 21,000
Ghadasi India 10,000
Ghadi India 7,300
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 530,000
 Ghisadi India 23,000
 Giddikki India 85,000
 Goanese India 699,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gondhali India 70,000
Gopal India 45,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) India 37,000
 Gudigar India 3,400
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 8,549,000
 Hadi India 1,170,000
 Hajam India 2,368,000
 Hakki Pikki India 29,000
 Halba India 872,000
Halleer India 5,400
Hanabar India 91,000
Harkantra India 24,000
 Hasalaru India 30,000
 Hatkar India 421,000
 Ho India 1,283,000
 Holar India 195,000
 Ilavan India 6,754,000
Ilavan Christian India 139,000
 Irular India 233,000
Jaggali India 13,000
Jambuvulu India 24,000
 Jenu Kuruba India 56,000
 Jingar India 81,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 98,000
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 4,962,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,759,000
 Kaikolan India 2,752,000
 Kakkalan India 16,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalal Idiga India 2,093,000
Kalladi India 49,000
 Kamar India 37,000
Kamathi India 256,000
Kammara India 145,000
Kanai India 73,000
Kanakkan India 304,000
 Kaniyan India 122,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 252,000
 Kaora India 350,000
 Kapu Reddi India 4,246,000
 Kapu unspecified India 14,045,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 783,000
Kasar Otari India 27,000
 Kathodi India 374,000
 Kattunayakan India 72,000
Kavara India 92,000
 Kawar India 1,194,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
 Khairwar India 501,000
 Kharia India 902,000
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) India 494,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
 Kisan India 1,942,000
 Kodaga India 136,000
 Kokna India 1,292,000
 Kol India 2,102,000
 Kolhati India 34,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Koli Dhor India 492,000
 Koli Mahadev India 2,001,000
 Koli Malhar India 372,000
 Kolowar India 288,000
 Kolupulvandlu India 2,600
Komarpaik India 32,000
 Konda Kapu India 25,000
 Konda Reddi India 146,000
Koracha, tribal India 21,000
 Kori India 3,087,000
 Korwa India 535,000
 Koshti India 1,329,000
 Kota India 800
 Koya unspecified India 783,000
Kudiya India 3,700
 Kudumi India 337,000
 Kui Khond India 1,585,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
Kunbi Anjna India 462,000
 Kunbi Konkani India 798,000
Kunbi, tribe India 5,400
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) India 497,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,664,000
 Kuruman India 63,000
Lingader India 6,400
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) India 6,156,000
 Lohana India 696,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) India 743,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,801,000
Madari (Hindu traditions) India 310,000
 Madiga (Christian traditions) India 762,000
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) India 9,196,000
 Madiga (Muslim traditions) India 2,000
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000
 Mahar (Christian traditions) India 497,000
 Mahratta Kunbi India 9,087,000
 Mahratta Shinde India 661,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 31,574,000
Maila India 3,100
 Mal (Hindu traditions) India 2,107,000
 Mala (Christian traditions) India 529,000
 Mala (Hindu traditions) India 6,764,000
 Mala Dasari India 34,000
 Mala Jangam India 14,000
 Malabar Catholic India 3,195,000
 Malai Vedan India 20,000
Malaikudi India 11,000
Malakkuravan India 19,000
Malasar India 12,000
Malava India 24,000
 Malayali India 416,000
Malayekandi India 2,100
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
 Malto India 226,000
 Mang Garudi India 92,000
 Mangala India 2,199,000
Manne India 51,000
Marata India 104,000
 Maravan India 3,393,000
Masthi India 2,300
 Matang (Hindu traditions) India 3,097,000
 Mavilan India 42,000
 Megh (Hindu traditions) India 4,739,000
 Mitha Ayyalvar India 4,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,328,000
 Munda India 4,402,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,452,000
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,390,000
 Nadia India 65,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Nair India 7,779,000
Nalkadaya India 3,400
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 592,000
Navait India 67,000
 Navithan India 899,000
 Nayadi India 102,000
 Oraon India 5,353,000
Padiar India 1,500
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) India 2,702,000
Palliyan India 7,300
Palluvan India 8,000
Pambada India 4,500
 Pan India 1,622,000
 Panchama India 3,600
 Pandaram India 33,000
Panditattan India 13,000
Pangul India 25,000
 Panika India 1,264,000
 Paniyan India 119,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 901,000
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,490,000
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) India 104,000
 Pardhan India 379,000
 Pardhi India 434,000
 Parja unspecified India 394,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 9,215,000
 Patelia India 143,000
 Patharwat India 44,000
Patralu India 144,000
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) India 1,200
 Perka India 229,000
Pichakuntla India 50,000
 Pindara India 82,000
 Pinjara India 3,938,000
Prabhu Kayastha India 328,000
 Pulayan unspecified India 1,109,000
 Raigar India 1,068,000
Rajpur India 60,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000
 Raju India 708,000
Ramoshi India 384,000
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 423,000
 Rathawa India 779,000
 Ravalia India 634,000
 Razu India 562,000
Sali Pattariyan India 3,600
 Samban India 24,000
 Santal (Sawntal) India 9,096,000
 Satani India 515,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
Sayyid Husaini India 508,000
 Shaikh Faruqi India 960,000
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,727,000
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 9,019,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) India 16,000
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 89,000
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) India 54,000
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) India 83,000
Sindhollu India 7,600
 Soligar India 7,400
 Somvanshi India 593,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
Sunri (Muslim traditions) India 17,000
 Syrian Christian India 4,440,000
Takari India 800
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) India 178,000
 Targala India 43,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
Thandan (Christian traditions) India 14,000
Thandan (Hindu traditions) India 276,000
 Tharu India 536,000
 Thori (Hindu traditions) India 1,130,000
 Thoti, caste India 14,000
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) India 18,000
Tirmali India 17,000
 Toda India 2,600
 Urali India 85,000
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 4,197,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) India 325,000
 Valmiki Mehtar India 151,000
Vaniyan India 1,057,000
 Vanjara India 1,145,000
Vannan (Christian traditions) India 173,000
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) India 103,000
 Vanniyan India 13,734,000
Vanniyan Agnikula India 669,000
 Varli India 1,487,000
Vasudev India 18,000
 Velama India 514,000
Velip India 38,000
 Vellalan unspecified India 1,800,000
 Viswakarma Asari India 782,000
 Viswakarma Kollan India 225,000
Viswakarma Thattan India 233,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
 Yadav Dhindhor India 1,839,000
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,862,000
 Yadav Gola India 5,680,000
 Yenadi India 797,000
Yerava India 37,000
 Yerukula India 638,000
  Totals:  382     354

Language Alternate Names
Banglori
Bellary
Canarese
Gulbarga
Havyaka
Kanarese
Kumta
Madrassi
Nanjangud

Dialects
Aine Kuruba
Bellary
Bijapur
Dhomba Setti
Dommary
Gowdalu
Gulbarga
Jeinu Kuruba
Kacha
Koungaru
Kumta
Lambani
Myala Marathi
Nanjangud
Pattegar
Thakilika

Dialect Alternate Names
Bagri Lohar
Banglori
Belani
Bhubaliya Lohar
Bijapur
Canarese
Chitodi Lohar
Dhunkuria Kanwar Khati
Domba
Dombiali
Dommara
Gaduliya Lohar
Gara
Goudaru
Kanarese
Kannada: Bijapur
Kannada: Dommary
Kannada: Kacha
Kannada: Koungaru
Kannada: Myala Marathi
Kannada: Thakilika
khacha
Lohari
Lohpitta Rajput Lohar
Madrassi
Mayalamaratian
Panchal Lohar
Pattega
Thakali


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