PRIMARY Language
(25 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahom | India | 1,740,000 |
1
|
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | India | 3,300 |
3
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Bhutan | 2,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,728,000 |
0
|
|
|
Assamese (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,100 |
0
|
|
Bania | Bhutan | 4,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Brittal | India | 53,000 |
0
|
|
Boria Assam | India | 187,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin | Bhutan | 6,300 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Ganak | India | 59,000 |
0
|
|
Dowaniya | India | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Hira | India | 58,000 |
0
|
|
|
Hojai | India | 4,400 |
2
|
|
Jalkeot | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | Bhutan | 1,200 |
0
|
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | India | 278,000 |
1
|
|
Khambu | Bhutan | 1,500 |
0
|
|
Khamiyang | India | 1,400 |
1
|
|
Magar | Bhutan | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Rabha | Bhutan | 1,600 |
0
|
|
|
Rabha | India | 372,000 |
2
|
|
Rai | Bhutan | 3,900 |
0
|
|
|
Ranabhat | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Saloi | India | 4,600 |
0
|
|
Tiwa | India | 245,000 |
1
|
| Totals: 25 | 22 ◼︎ (17 ✸︎) |
SECONDARY Language
(333 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Abor | India | 1,600 |
2
|
|
Adi | India | 71,000 |
2
|
|
|
Adi Gallong | India | 18,000 |
2
|
|
Adi Minyong | India | 24,000 |
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 | 494,000 |
0
|
|
Angami | India | 151,000 |
3
|
|
Ao | India | 235,000 |
3
|
|
Arleng | India | 595,000 |
2
|
|
|
Asur | India | 35,000 |
2
|
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,675,000 |
0
|
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,923,000 |
0
|
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | India | 299,000 |
1
|
|
Baiga | India | 578,000 |
1
|
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 27,000 |
1
|
|
Bania Agarwal | India | 4,966,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Agrahari | India | 325,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Bais | India | 132,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Barnawar | India | 69,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gahoi | India | 347,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Gandha Banik | India | 298,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasarwani | India | 423,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Kasaundhan | India | 507,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania Mahajan | India | 189,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Mahesri | India | 367,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Oswal | India | 423,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Porwal | India | 328,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Rauniar | India | 134,000 |
0
|
|
|
Bania unspecified | India | 23,939,000 |
0
|
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,310,000 |
1
|
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | India | 155,000 |
0
|
|
Barman | India | 6,800 |
1
|
|
Bauri | India | 1,997,000 |
1
|
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | India | 565,000 |
0
|
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | India | 1,775,000 |
0
|
|
Bhandari | India | 654,000 |
0
|
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,237,000 |
0
|
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 325,000 |
0
|
|
Bhil unspecified | India | 20,519,000 |
1
|
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,317,000 |
0
|
|
Bhoksa | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Bhotia | India | 115,000 |
2
|
|
|
Bhottada | India | 467,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuinhar | India | 995,000 |
0
|
|
Bhuinmali | India | 161,000 |
1
|
|
Bhuiya unspecified | India | 2,119,000 |
1
|
|
Bhumij | Bangladesh | 35,000 |
1
|
|
|
Bhumij | India | 1,131,000 |
1
|
|
Biate | India | 16,000 |
2
|
|
Bind | India | 1,010,000 |
0
|
|
Binjhia | Bangladesh | 6,900 |
1
|
|
|
Binjhia | India | 181,000 |
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 | 1,471,000 |
2
|
|
Brahmin Gaur | India | 3,110,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Joshi | India | 383,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Jyoti | India | 129,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | India | 4,361,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Radhi | India | 1,650,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Rikhisur | India | 53,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | India | 489,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Saraswat | India | 609,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | Bangladesh | 273,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | India | 48,723,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Utkal | India | 188,000 |
0
|
|
|
Brahmin Vaidik | India | 196,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Varendra | India | 268,000 |
0
|
|
Bru | India | 208,000 |
2
|
|
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | India | 425,000 |
0
|
|
Chakhesang | India | 158,000 |
3
|
|
Chakma | India | 221,000 |
1
|
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | India | 46,307,000 |
1
|
|
Chang | India | 65,000 |
3
|
|
Chenchu | India | 71,000 |
1
|
|
Chero | India | 161,000 |
1
|
|
Chhetri | India | 216,000 |
1
|
|
Chik Baraik | Bangladesh | 8,800 |
1
|
|
|
Chik Baraik | India | 123,000 |
1
|
|
Chiru | India | 9,300 |
3
|
|
Christian | Bangladesh | 309,000 |
3
|
|
|
Christian | India | 1,412,000 |
3
|
|
Darjee | India | 51,000 |
1
|
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,489,000 |
0
|
|
Deori | India | 52,000 |
1
|
|
Dhangar Bharwad | India | 2,815,000 |
0
|
|
Dhanwar | India | 68,000 |
1
|
|
Dhodia | India | 688,000 |
0
|
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | India | 240,000 |
0
|
|
|
Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bangladesh | 63,000 |
0
|
|
Dura | India | 3,200 |
1
|
|
Gadaba | India | 138,000 |
1
|
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,778,000 |
0
|
|
Galong | India | 81,000 |
2
|
|
Ganda | India | 1,276,000 |
1
|
|
Gangai | India | 5,300 |
0
|
|
Gangte | India | 22,000 |
3
|
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | India | 1,112,000 |
3
|
|
Gauda | India | 2,057,000 |
0
|
|
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | India | 294,000 |
0
|
|
Gond Maria | India | 1,530,000 |
1
|
|
Gond unspecified | India | 14,278,000 |
1
|
|
Gorait | India | 10,000 |
1
|
|
Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | India | 61,000 |
1
|
|
Guria | India | 744,000 |
0
|
|
Gurung Ghaleg | India | 117,000 |
2
|
|
Hadi | India | 990,000 |
1
|
|
Hajam | India | 2,008,000 |
0
|
|
Hajang | India | 82,000 |
1
|
|
|
Hajang Banai | India | 5,000 |
1
|
|
Halba | India | 740,000 |
1
|
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,462,000 |
0
|
|
Haomei | India | 67,000 |
3
|
|
Hmar | India | 99,000 |
3
|
|
Ho | Bangladesh | 99,000 |
1
|
|
|
Ho | India | 1,086,000 |
1
|
|
Idu | India | 8,200 |
2
|
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | India | 12,296,000 |
0
|
|
Jhalo Malo | Bangladesh | 225,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jhalo Malo | India | 412,000 |
1
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 649,000 |
0
|
|
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,362,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari (Hindu traditions) | India | 83,000 |
0
|
|
Kachari Dimasa | India | 147,000 |
2
|
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,387,000 |
0
|
|
Kahha | India | 54,000 |
3
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | Bangladesh | 257,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta Jalia | India | 461,000 |
0
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | Bangladesh | 280,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kaibartta unspecified | India | 2,303,000 |
0
|
|
Kalingi | India | 276,000 |
1
|
|
|
Kandra | India | 671,000 |
1
|
|
Kapali | India | 316,000 |
0
|
|
|
Karan | India | 536,000 |
1
|
|
Kawar | India | 1,010,000 |
1
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 1,664,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | India | 10,277,000 |
0
|
|
Kayastha Karan | India | 547,000 |
0
|
|
Khairwar | India | 423,000 |
1
|
|
|
Khambu | India | 344,000 |
1
|
|
Khampti | India | 18,000 |
1
|
|
Khandait | India | 1,784,000 |
0
|
|
Kharia | India | 763,000 |
2
|
|
Khasi | India | 1,258,000 |
3
|
|
Khiamniungan | India | 62,000 |
3
|
|
Kisan | India | 1,571,000 |
1
|
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | India | 51,000 |
1
|
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,280,000 |
0
|
|
Kokna | India | 1,094,000 |
1
|
|
Kol | India | 1,786,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Dhor | India | 416,000 |
1
|
|
Kolta | India | 678,000 |
1
|
|
Konyak | India | 242,000 |
3
|
|
Korku | India | 1,022,000 |
1
|
|
Korwa | India | 451,000 |
1
|
|
Koya unspecified | India | 1,096,000 |
1
|
|
Kui Khond | India | 2,214,000 |
2
|
|
Kuki Chin | India | 143,000 |
3
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Changsen | India | 2,500 |
2
|
|
|
Kuki Chin Khelma | India | 2,700 |
3
|
|
Kumhar Bardiha | India | 656,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar Kanaujia | India | 516,000 |
0
|
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,133,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 72,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | India | 19,359,000 |
0
|
|
Kurmi Mahato | India | 258,000 |
0
|
|
|
Kusiari | India | 1,800 |
0
|
|
|
Laju | India | 1,700 |
3
|
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | India | 131,000 |
2
|
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,729,000 |
0
|
|
|
Lohara | India | 264,000 |
1
|
|
|
Loi | India | 87,000 |
0
|
|
Lotha | India | 180,000 |
3
|
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,254,000 |
0
|
|
Madari (Muslim traditions) | India | 57,000 |
0
|
|
|
Magar | India | 368,000 |
2
|
|
Mahali | India | 91,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahara | India | 5,100 |
0
|
|
Mahishya | India | 10,473,000 |
1
|
|
Mahli | Bangladesh | 44,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mahli | India | 411,000 |
1
|
|
Majhi | India | 121,000 |
1
|
|
Majhwar | India | 188,000 |
1
|
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,776,000 |
0
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 181,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,665,000 |
0
|
|
Malto | India | 192,000 |
2
|
|
Mara | India | 44,000 |
3
|
|
Maramei | India | 28,000 |
3
|
|
Marma (Magh) | India | 47,000 |
1
|
|
Mech | India | 55,000 |
2
|
|
|
Mech | Nepal | 5,200 |
1
|
|
Meena | India | 4,670,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | India | 200,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Kshatriya | India | 121,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei Panan | India | 12,000 |
0
|
|
Meitei Thanga | India | 120,000 |
1
|
|
Meitei unspecified | India | 1,992,000 |
1
|
|
Miji | India | 8,200 |
2
|
|
Miju Mishmi | India | 6,300 |
1
|
|
Miri | India | 702,000 |
1
|
|
Mishmi | India | 24,000 |
1
|
|
Mizo | India | 145,000 |
3
|
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 571,000 |
3
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 243,000 |
0
|
|
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,967,000 |
1
|
|
Monpa | India | 41,000 |
1
|
|
|
Mukha Dhora | India | 46,000 |
1
|
|
Munda | Bhutan | 2,000 |
2
|
|
|
Munda | India | 3,668,000 |
5
|
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,165,000 |
1
|
|
Naga | India | 17,000 |
3
|
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 201,000 |
3
|
|
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | India | 152,000 |
1
|
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 12,208,000 |
0
|
|
Naikda | India | 3,840,000 |
0
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 713,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 5,000 |
0
|
|
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,414,000 |
1
|
|
Namassej Chandel | Bangladesh | 2,201,000 |
1
|
|
|
Namassej Chandel | India | 1,458,000 |
1
|
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | India | 513,000 |
0
|
|
|
Nishang | India | 3,000 |
3
|
|
Nissi | India | 39,000 |
3
|
|
|
Nocte | India | 39,000 |
3
|
|
Nyishi | India | 252,000 |
3
|
|
Oraon | India | 4,548,000 |
2
|
|
|
Oraon, Kurux | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Padam | India | 3,200 |
2
|
|
|
Paik | India | 221,000 |
1
|
|
Pan | India | 1,373,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhan | India | 320,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhi | India | 367,000 |
0
|
|
|
Parhaiya | India | 31,000 |
1
|
|
Parja unspecified | India | 551,000 |
1
|
|
|
Pasi | India | 1,100 |
2
|
|
Patial | India | 40,000 |
1
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 145,000 |
0
|
|
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | India | 229,000 |
0
|
|
|
Pawi | India | 53,000 |
3
|
|
Pnar | India | 281,000 |
3
|
|
Pochury | India | 23,000 |
3
|
|
|
Pomla | India | 1,500 |
1
|
|
Poumai | India | 130,000 |
3
|
|
Poundra | Bangladesh | 31,000 |
0
|
|
|
Poundra | India | 3,017,000 |
1
|
|
Puroik | India | 4,400 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | India | 127,000 |
2
|
|
|
Rai | Nepal | 644,000 |
2
|
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 17,054,000 |
0
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bhutan | 10,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,012,000 |
1
|
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 120,000 |
4
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | India | 38,905,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | India | 1,066,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,349,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | India | 899,000 |
0
|
|
|
Rajput Chandrabansi | India | 107,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,065,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Nagbansi | India | 46,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,293,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,433,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Sisodia | India | 117,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Surajbansi | India | 262,000 |
0
|
|
Rautia | India | 125,000 |
1
|
|
Rengma | India | 71,000 |
3
|
|
|
Rona | India | 4,200 |
1
|
|
Rongmei | India | 100,000 |
3
|
|
|
Sagarbanshi | India | 178,000 |
0
|
|
Sahariya | India | 874,000 |
0
|
|
Sangtam | India | 77,000 |
3
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | Bhutan | 5,500 |
1
|
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | India | 7,620,000 |
2
|
|
Saora unspecified | India | 1,330,000 |
2
|
|
|
Saur | India | 154,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sauria Paharia | India | 52,000 |
2
|
|
Sayyid | India | 8,061,000 |
0
|
|
Sema | India | 246,000 |
3
|
|
|
Shabar | India | 537,000 |
2
|
|
Shaikh | Bhutan | 9,400 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh Nashya | India | 130,000 |
0
|
|
|
Shaikh unspecified | India | 100,866,000 |
0
|
|
Shan, Tai Man | India | 5,400 |
2
|
|
Sherdukpen | India | 3,500 |
1
|
|
Singpho | India | 8,400 |
2
|
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,712,000 |
0
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | India | 907,000 |
1
|
|
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 97,000 |
1
|
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | India | 278,000 |
1
|
|
Sunuwar | India | 85,000 |
1
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 193,000 |
0
|
|
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 454,000 |
0
|
|
Swangla | India | 9,700 |
0
|
|
|
Tagin | India | 62,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tai Taroi | India | 2,100 |
0
|
|
Tamang | India | 247,000 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa | India | 15,000 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Longchang | India | 3,100 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Moglum | India | 2,600 |
2
|
|
|
Tangsa Mossang | India | 3,900 |
3
|
|
|
Tangsa Taisen | India | 1,100 |
2
|
|
Tangsa Tikhak | India | 2,300 |
2
|
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,044,000 |
0
|
|
Tanu | India | 44,000 |
2
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bangladesh | 160,000 |
0
|
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 19,283,000 |
0
|
|
Thadou | India | 219,000 |
3
|
|
Thakkar | India | 590,000 |
0
|
|
Thakuri | India | 34,000 |
1
|
|
Tharu | India | 468,000 |
1
|
|
Tili | India | 1,145,000 |
0
|
|
Tipera | India | 694,000 |
2
|
|
Turi (Hindu traditions) | India | 349,000 |
1
|
|
|
Tutcha Nocte | India | 1,100 |
3
|
|
|
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | India | 1,100 |
3
|
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,940,000 |
0
|
|
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,400 |
0
|
|
Valmiki Mehtar | India | 128,000 |
0
|
|
Varli | India | 1,257,000 |
1
|
|
Wancho | India | 66,000 |
3
|
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | India | 57,595,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Ghosi | India | 1,587,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Kaonra | India | 679,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Rawat | India | 1,441,000 |
0
|
|
Yadav Sadgope | India | 2,711,000 |
0
|
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | India | 144,000 |
2
|
|
Yimchungra | India | 68,000 |
3
|
|
Zeliang | India | 105,000 |
3
|
| Totals: 333 | 236 ◼︎ (133 ✸︎) |
