Ethnic groups in South Asia

Andamanese groups • Great Andamanese • Jangil • Jarawa • Onge • Sentinelese Austroasiatic people • Khasi people • Pnar/Jaintia • Munda peoples • Asur people • Birhor people • Bhumij people • Bonda people • Ho people • Juang people • Kharia people • Korku people • Mahle people • Mundari people • Santali people • Sora people • Nicobarese people • Shompen people Austronesian people • Sri Lankan Malays Dravidian people • Badagas • Brahui people • Gondi people • Irulas • Kannadigas • Khond people • Kodava • Kurukh/Oraon • Malayali • Malto people • Sauria Paharia people • Tamil people • Indian Tamils • Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka • Sri Lankan Tamils • Telugu people • Toda people • Tulu people Indo-Aryan people • Assamese people{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p9PkFF3uq_8C&pg=PA5 |title=Fragmented Memories|author=Yasmin Saikia|isbn=0822333732|date=9 November 2004 • Awadhi people • Baiga people • Banjara people • Bhojpuri people • Bhoksa people • Bengali people • Bhil people • Brokpa people • Chitrali people • Deccani people • Dhivehi people • Dogra people • Garhwali people • Gurjars • Gujarati people • Haryanvi people • Indus Kohistani people • Kalash people • Kamrupi people • Kashmiri people • Khas people • Kho people • Konkani people • Kumaoni people • Kutchi people • Maithili people • Maldivian people • Marathi people • Magahi people • Meo (ethnic group) • Meena people • Muhajir people • Nagpuria people • Odia people • Pahari people (Kashmir) • Pahari people (Nepal) • Parsi people • Pashayi people • Punjabi people • Hindkowans • Rajbongshi people • Rajasthani people • Marwaris • Rohingya people • Sindhi people • Memons • Saraiki people • Saurashtra people • Sinhalese people • Shina people • Sylheti people • Tirahi people • Tharu people • Torwali people Iranic people • Afghan Qizilbash • Aimaq people • Baloch people • Hazara people • Irani people • Pamiris • Pashtun people • Rohilla people • Tajiks of Pakistan • Wakhi people • Yidgha-Munji people Nuristani people • Nuristani people • Kata people • Kom people • Mumo people Semitic people • Arabs or Jews and mixed • Arabs in Gujarat • Sri Lankan Moors (trace ancestry to Arab traders who settled in Sri Lanka and native Tamil women) • Iraqi biradri - a community of Muslims in north India (trace ancestry from Arab tribe of Bani Tamim) • Labbay Arab traders who settled in South India • Konkani Muslims trace their ancestry to Arab traders. • Mappila Muslims trace their ancestry to Arab traders. • Chaush trace ancestors to traders from Yemen. • Nasrani Mapilla who trace their origins to Jewish traders • Knanaya Syriac Christians who trace their origins to Mesopotamia • Thangal • Arabs in Afghanistan • Indian Jews • Cochin Jews (Malayali Jews) • Bene Israel (Marathi Jews) • Baghdadi Jews (Arab Jews in Bengal) • Bnei Menashe (Mizo and Kuki Jews) • Bene Ephraim (Telugu Jews) • Paradesi Jews (European Jews in India) Tai people • Ahom people • Tai Aiton • Tai Phake or Tai Phakial Tibeto-Burman people • Bodo–Kachari people • Bodo • Dimasa • Garo • Hajong • Sonowal • Sutiya • Chakma people • Chepang • Gurung • Khowa • Kirati people • Rai • Limbu • Yakkha • Sunuwar • Jirel • Hayu • Dhimal • Lepcha people • Magar people • Memba • Meitei people (Manipuri people) • Naga people • Anāl people • Angami Naga • Southern Angami • Ao Naga • Chakhesang Naga • Chang Naga • Chiru Naga • Chothe people • Khiamniungan Naga • Konyak Naga • Lainong Naga • Lamkang people • Lotha Naga • Mao people • Maram people • Maring people • Monsang people • Moyon Naga • Nocte Naga • Para Naga • Poumai people • Phom Naga • Pochury Naga • Rengma Naga • Sangtam Naga • Sümi Naga • Tangkhul people • Tangsa Naga • Tarao people • Thangal people • Tikhir Naga • Tutsa Naga • Wancho Naga • Yimkhiung Naga • Chirr Naga • Makury Naga • Zeliangrong • Inpui people • Liangmai people • Rongmei people • Zeme Naga • Newar people • Nishi • Rakhine • Tamang • Thakali • Tibetans and Tibetan-speaking peoples • Tibetan Ladakhis • Uttarakhandi Bhotiya • Sikkimese people • Bhutias • Monpa • Takpa • Tshangla • Sherpas • Bhotiyas • Sherdukpen • Aka • Miji • Tibetan Muslim • Burig • Baltis • Tripuri • Karbi people or Mikir • Thami • Zo people • Bawm people • Chin • Kuki • Halam • Hrangkhol • Mizo Turkic people • Turks in India • Rowther are descendants of Seljuk Turks in Turko-Persian tradition. They have since become the tradition of Turko-Indian in 11th Century. • Turkic people in Afghanistan • Uzbeks • Afghan Turkmens • Mughal (Moghul) (A Sunni Islamic dynasty of Asia which originated in Central Asia) • Chughtai Tartars (Those people who originated in Uzbekistan and fought for Chagatai Khan who was son of Genghis Khan). • Barlas (A Turkified Mongol tribe to which Babur belonged) • Changezi (Those who were in army of Hulagu Khan) • Turkic people in Pakistan • Kyrgyz in Pakistan • Turkmen in Pakistan • Uyghurs in Pakistan • Uzbeks in Pakistan Linguistic isolate groups • Hunza people • Kusunda • Nahali • Vedda Afro-Asian groups • Chaush • Sheedis/Siddis, an ethnic community of Black African descent, found primarily in Pakistan, Gujarat, and Karnataka. • Sri Lanka Kaffirs European and Eurasian people • Anglo-Burmese • Anglo-Indian • Bangladeshi-Armenians • Burgher people • French-Indian • Luso-Indian East Asian people • Chinese diaspora in South Asia • Bangladeshi Chinese • Indian Chinese • Pakistani Chinese • Sri Lankan Chinese ==Diaspora==

Many South Asian ethnic groups and nationalities have substantial diasporas. • South Asian American • Bangladeshi American • Bengali American • Gujarati American • Indian American • Indo-Caribbean American • Indo-Fijian American • Nepalese American • Afghan Americans • Bhutanese Americans • Maldivian Americans • Pakistani American • Punjabi American • Sindhi American • Sri Lankan American • Tamil American • Telugu American • South Asian Canadian • Bangladeshi Canadian • Indo-Canadian • Nepalese Canadian • Pakistani Canadian • Afghan Canadian • Sri Lankan Canadian • Tamil Canadian • British South Asian • British Bangladeshi • British Indian • British Indo-Caribbean people • British Nepalese • British Pakistani • British Afghans • British Tamil • Sri Lankans in the United Kingdom • Mauritians in the United Kingdom • Asian-Scots • South Asian Australian • Bangladeshi Australian • Indian Australian • Nepalese Australian • Pakistani Australian • Sri Lankan Australian • Indian New Zealanders • Malaysian Indian • Tamil Malaysians • Chitty • Indians in Singapore • Nepalis in Singapore • Nepalese people in Malaysia • Indian Indonesian • Indo-Mauritian • Bihari Mauritian • Indo-Caribbean • Indians in Barbados • Indians in Belize • Indians in the Dominican Republic • Indians in French Guiana • Indo-Grenadians • Indians in Guadeloupe • Indo-Guyanese • Indo-Haitians • Indo-Jamaican • Indo-Martiniquais • Indo-Saint Lucian • Indo-Surinamese • Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian • Indo-Vincentian • Indians in South America • Indians in Argentina • Indians in Brazil • Indians in Panama • Indians in Venezuela • Burmese Indians • South Asians in Hong Kong • South Asians in the Philippines • South Asians in the Netherlands • Indians in Germany • Nepalis in Germany • Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa • Indian South Africans • Tamil South Africans • Indians in Botswana • Indians in Kenya • Indians in Madagascar • Indo-Mauritian • Bihari Mauritian • Indians in Mozambique • Indo-Réunionnaise • Indo-Seychellois • Indians in Tanzania • Indians in Uganda • Indians in Zambia • Indians in Zimbabwe • Indians in Iran • Indians in Kuwait • Indians in Thailand • Indians in the United Arab Emirates • Indians in Vietnam • Indians in Qatar • Indians in Bahrain • Indians in Panama • Indian diaspora in France • Indians in Israel • Indians in Italy • Indians in Portugal • Indian community in Spain • Indo-Fijian • South Indians in Fiji • Lhotshampa • Muhajir people See also Bangladeshi diaspora, Indian diaspora, Nepalese diaspora, Pakistani diaspora, Afghan diaspora, and . Ethnolinguistic diasporas • Bengali diaspora • Bihari diaspora • Gujarati diaspora • Kashmiri diaspora • Malayali diaspora • Marathi diaspora • Mizo diaspora • Odia diaspora • Punjabi diaspora • Sindhi diaspora • Tamil diaspora • Puducherry diaspora • Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora • Tamil Nadu diaspora • Telugu diaspora • Sindhi diaspora • South Indian diaspora Other diasporas Two (or possibly three) other people groups have ethnic and linguistic ties with the region: • Dom people • Romani people • Lom people (who speak a language both related to Indo-Aryan and Armenian) ==See also==