People Groups Lists Language:  Tulu

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Estimated Global Speakers

2,030,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

23

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Bakuda India 12,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bathada India 4,000 4,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chaliyan India 5,700 5,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 147,000 147,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Galada Konkani India 700 700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gatti India 6,400 6,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hanabar India 75,000 75,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hasalaru India 25,000 25,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 1
Hasla India 3,000 3,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koracha, tribal India 17,000 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.05 % 1
Maila India 4,900 4,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Malaikudi India 9,300 9,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 1
Malava India 20,000 20,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Marata India 87,000 87,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 2
Mavilan India 35,000 35,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Moger India 137,000 137,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Moger Moyan India 4,400 4,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mundala India 34,000 34,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nalkadaya India 2,900 2,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Narsanna India 600 600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pambada India 4,300 4,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sudri India 1,100 1,100 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Tulu India Unknown Unknown ● ● Hinduism 25.00 % -
  Totals:  23         21 ●       26
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Adi Dravida India 9,801,000 9,801,000 ● ● Hinduism 7.74 % -
Adi Karnataka India 3,702,000 3,702,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.79 % 74
Adiyan India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.69 % 1
Ajila India 6,700 6,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Alambadi Kurichchan India 48,000 48,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.27 % 1
Ambalavasi India 151,000 167,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.32 % 3
Ambattan India 182,000 182,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.43 % 4
Andh India 488,000 488,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 10
Ansari India 10,533,000 16,415,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 211
Ao India 231,000 231,000 ● ● Christianity 99.07 % -
Arayan India 198,000 199,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.92 % 4
Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,442,000 6,481,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 129
Baira India 12,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bakad India 11,000 11,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,699,000 1,699,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 34
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 10,000 10,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania India 28,851,000 29,070,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 577
Bania Agarwal India 4,767,000 4,807,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 95
Bania Chetti India 741,000 748,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 15
Bania Porwal India 322,000 324,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Banijiga India 713,000 713,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 14
Barda India 3,400 3,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.62 % 1
Basor India 984,000 984,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 20
Bavcha India 4,600 4,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Beda Jangam India 335,000 335,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 7
Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,515,000 2,516,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 50
Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 1,879,000 1,891,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 38
Bellara India 2,800 2,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 33,000 33,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhandari India 633,000 633,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 13
Bharathar India 73,000 76,000 ● ● Christianity 81.98 % -
Bhil India 16,812,000 17,269,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.76 % 336
Bhil Paware India 103,000 103,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.27 % 2
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,370,000 6,528,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 127
Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000 90,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.45 % 2
Bind India 978,000 1,059,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 20
Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,577,000 1,577,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.15 % -
Boya India 3,976,000 3,993,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 80
Brahmin India 58,777,000 62,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1176
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 280,000 280,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Brahmin Gaur India 2,946,000 2,977,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 59
Brahmin Kanaujia India 4,161,000 4,174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 83
Brahmin Mahratta India 458,000 458,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Bru India 203,000 205,000 ● ● Hinduism 16.92 % -
Chakhesang India 156,000 156,000 ● ● Christianity 99.27 % -
Chakma India 217,000 684,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.83 % 4
Chalvadi India 196,000 196,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 4
Chaptegar India 6,700 6,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Charodi India 4,700 4,700 ● ● Hinduism 3.61 % 1
Chenna Dasar India 47,000 47,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 449,000 449,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Cherumar Christian India 459,000 459,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Christian India 953,000 1,226,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Dakkal India 6,900 6,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,880,000 2,888,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 58
Devadiga Kalavant India 7,100 7,100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Devanga India 475,000 475,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.43 % 9
Dhangar Bharwad India 2,822,000 2,836,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 56
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,203,000 12,516,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 244
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 964,000 2,167,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Dom India 74,000 74,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Gamit India 454,000 458,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.34 % -
Gandla India 74,000 74,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gangakula India 1,509,000 1,509,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 30
Goanese India 564,000 651,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Godda India 6,200 6,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gond India 14,230,000 14,236,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.79 % 285
Gowdali India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gowdulu India 9,000 9,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Hakki Pikki India 25,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 1
Halam India 42,000 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 46.71 % -
Halba India 726,000 726,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 15
Halsar India 15,000 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Halwakki Wakkal India 136,000 136,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 3
Harkantra India 20,000 20,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Holar India 136,000 136,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.43 % 3
Holer India 797,000 797,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 16
Idayan India 70,000 79,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ilavan India 5,836,000 5,916,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.02 % 117
Irular India 229,000 229,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 5
Iruliga India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1
Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,130,000 3,736,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 63
Kachari Dimasa India 145,000 157,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.10 % -
Kadu Kuruba India 47,000 47,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Kadu Kuruba India 24,000 24,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 1
Kaikadi India 330,000 330,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 3,898,000 3,900,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 78
Kalal Idiga India 1,754,000 1,754,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Kalladi India 42,000 42,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalota India 63,000 63,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kammara India 120,000 120,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.72 % 2
Kanate India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kanikkaran India 30,000 30,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.29 % 1
Kathodi India 312,000 312,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 6
Kattunayakan India 69,000 69,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.51 % 1
Kavara India 71,000 71,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 1
Kavuthiyan India 29,000 29,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kharia India 744,000 756,000 ● ● Hinduism 31.87 % -
Khasi India 1,518,000 1,603,000 ● ● Christianity 83.53 % -
Kichagara India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kochu Velan India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 3.24 % 1
Kokna India 1,079,000 1,079,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 22
Koli Dhor India 447,000 447,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 9
Koli Mahadev India 1,669,000 1,683,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 33
Konda Kapu India 21,000 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.99 % 1
Konyak India 239,000 241,000 ● ● Christianity 97.88 % -
Koosa India 5,200 5,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koracha, caste India 79,000 79,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 2
Korama India 164,000 164,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Kori India 285,000 308,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.90 % 6
Korku India 1,036,000 1,038,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 21
Koya India 781,000 781,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 16
Koya India 700 700 ● ● Hinduism 1.79 % 1
Kudiya India 2,800 2,800 ● ● Hinduism 1.17 % 1
Kudumban India 75,000 75,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.72 % 1
Kudumi India 287,000 287,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Kuki Chin India 149,000 197,000 ● ● Christianity 91.05 % -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,352,000 15,697,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 307
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 17,570,000 17,583,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 351
Kunchatiga India 375,000 375,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Kuravan India 484,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.93 % 10
Kuruba India 4,176,000 4,176,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.03 % 84
Kuruman India 64,000 64,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.35 % 1
Lingayat India 3,378,000 3,378,000 ● ● Ethnic Religions 0.01 % 68
Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 9,387,000 9,683,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 188
Madiga (Hindu traditions) India 7,395,000 7,395,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.21 % 148
Mahratta India 30,244,000 30,249,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 605
Mahratta Kunbi India 7,640,000 7,657,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 153
Mala Kuravan India 1,300 1,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Malabar Catholic India 2,648,000 2,648,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Malai Vedan India 16,000 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.62 % 1
Malasar India 8,600 8,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.32 % 1
Malayan, tribe India 46,000 46,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 1
Malayekandi India 1,700 1,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Maleru India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 1.02 % 1
Mali (Hindu traditions) India 9,771,000 9,921,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 195
Mannan, caste India 136,000 136,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 3
Mappila India 9,105,000 9,116,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 182
Mech India 54,000 60,000 ● ● Hinduism 27.36 % -
Meda India 44,000 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 1
Mizo India 144,000 163,000 ● ● Christianity 98.50 % 95.00 % -
Mizo Lushai India 563,000 565,000 ● ● Christianity 98.84 % 94.00 % -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) India 153,000 154,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Mukri India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Munda India 3,661,000 3,808,000 ● ● Hinduism 20.41 % -
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,263,000 1,272,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 2,963,000 2,989,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 59
Naga India 19,000 19,000 ● ● Christianity 77.30 % -
Nai (Hindu traditions) India 11,688,000 11,845,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 234
Naikda India 3,794,000 3,794,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 76
Nair India 6,637,000 6,641,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.25 % 133
Nalakeyava India 8,200 8,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nayadi India 89,000 89,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Oraon India 4,444,000 4,607,000 ● ● Hinduism 26.47 % -
Paite (Christian traditions) India 80,000 80,000 ● ● Christianity 98.76 % -
Pale India 15,000 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Palleyan India 1,000 1,000 ● ● Hinduism 11.38 % -
Palliyan India 7,200 7,200 ● ● Hinduism 3.75 % 1
Pan India 1,578,000 1,582,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.91 % 32
Paniyan India 111,000 111,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.35 % 2
Paraiyan India 3,081,000 3,199,000 ● ● Hinduism 25.68 % -
Paravan India 128,000 130,000 ● ● Hinduism 29.34 % -
Pardhi India 352,000 352,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 7
Parja India 489,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 10
Patelia India 119,000 120,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 2
Pulayan India 1,413,000 1,418,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 28
Pulayan Thanda India 30,000 30,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajpur India 50,000 50,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 45,389,000 45,473,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 908
Sali India 1,009,000 1,012,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 20
Samagara India 75,000 75,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sayyid India 7,802,000 15,707,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
Shaikh India 85,372,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 1707
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 80,000 80,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Sillekyatha India 21,000 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Silpi India 204,000 207,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Soligar India 6,300 6,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.54 % 1
Soligaru India 34,000 34,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Somvanshi India 491,000 491,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 10
Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 7,669,000 7,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 153
Syrian Christian India 3,690,000 3,691,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Teli (Hindu traditions) India 18,518,000 19,029,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 370
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,693,000 4,438,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 34
Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) India 35,000 35,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions) India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tipera India 629,000 754,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.31 % -
Toda India 2,200 2,200 ● ● Hinduism 11.14 % -
Urali India 73,000 73,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.66 % 1
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 3,571,000 3,577,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 71
Vakkaliga India 6,310,000 6,310,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.22 % 126
Valluvan India 130,000 133,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Vannan India 999,000 1,028,000 ● ● Hinduism 13.86 % -
Vanniyan India 12,499,000 12,535,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.45 % 250
Varli India 1,241,000 1,245,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.42 % 25
Velakkithalanayan India 350,000 351,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Velan India 86,000 86,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Veluthadanayar India 199,000 199,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Vettuvan India 182,000 182,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Viswakarma India 7,634,000 7,641,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 153
Viswakarma Asari India 696,000 696,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 14
Viswakarma Kallasari India 53,000 53,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Viswakarma Kollan India 190,000 190,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Viswakarma Thattan India 200,000 200,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 58,339,000 59,601,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1167
Yerava India 31,000 31,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.21 % 1
  Totals:  205         173 ●       12,541
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Language Alternate Names
Bantwal
Belthangadi
Brahmin Tulu
Common Tulu
Kasaragod
Kerala
Mangalore
Manjeswara
Northeast Tulu (Belthangadi)
Northwest Tulu (Mangalore)
Puttur
South Central Tulu (Bantwal)
Southeast Tulu (Sullia Subrahmanya)
Southwest Tulu (Kasaragod)
Sullia Subrahmanya
Tal
Tallu
Thalu
Thulu
Tilu
Tullu
Tuluva Bhasa
Udipi

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Bellari
Kasergod
Myacherver

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Tulu: Kasergod

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