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Peoples beginning with A

575 peoples so far, 115 of them historical. 8,475 more are on the list to be written.

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Best known firstLargest firstA to ZPeoples of the pastIn voluntary isolation
Abazins 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreNorthwest Caucasian people now living in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East About 210,000, Northwest Caucasian Abbasidsالعباسيون 🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreArab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 to 1258 Historical, Afro-Asiatic Abda 🇲🇦 MoroccoArab tribal confederation of western Morocco, descended from Banu Ma'qil Semitic Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic AcehneseUreueng Acèh 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreAustronesian Muslim people native to Aceh, northern Sumatra About 4 million, Austronesian (Aceh–Chamic branch of Malayo-Polynesian) Achomawi 🇺🇸 United StatesNine bands of the Pit River tribe in northeastern California About 2,000, Palaihnihan, possibly Hokan phylum Achuar 🇪🇨 Ecuador and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Pastaza and Huasaga rivers in Ecuador and Peru About 19,000, Jivaroan Acomaʔáák’u 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of western New Mexico, living atop a high mesa for centuries About 3,000, Keresan Adai 🇺🇸 United StatesA Southeastern Woodlands people of Louisiana and Texas, now merged with the Caddo Historical, Unclassified; possibly a language isolate Adi 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreIndigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh, known for the kebang council and Donyi-Polo faith Tani AfarQafár 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreNomadic herders of the Horn of Africa's deserts and coasts About 3.4 million, Afroasiatic, Cushitic Afshar 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreOghuz Turkic tribe found mainly in Iran and Turkey, known for nomadic traditions About 342,000, Turkic Agrianes 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 2 moreAncient Paeonian tribe of the Upper Strymon region Historical Aikanã 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Rondônia, western Amazonian lowlands About 350 Ais 🇺🇸 United StatesCoastal hunter-gatherers of eastern Florida, known for their chiefdom and river settlements Historical Ait Tifnout 🇲🇦 MoroccoAmazigh tribe of the Tifnout Valley in Morocco's High Atlas Ait TouzineAyt Tuzin 🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreA major Riffian tribe of the central Rif mountains in Morocco Ak-Chin Indian CommunityʼAkĭ Ciñ Oʼodham 🇺🇸 United StatesA federally recognized Oʼodham community in the Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona About 1,000, Uto-Aztecan (Piman group) AlasUkhang Alas 🇮🇩 IndonesiaRice-farming Batak people of the Alas valley in Aceh, Sumatra About 98,000, Austronesian Alchon Huns 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNomadic conquerors of Central Asia and northern India in late antiquity Historical Al Qasimi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 3 moreArab tribe and dynasty ruling Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE Amanayé 🇧🇷 BrazilTupi-Guarani people of Pará, Brazil, known for shifting agriculture and resilience About 178, Tupi–Guarani AmboneseOrang Ambon 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMixed Austronesian-Melanesian people of Ambon and southwest Seram, Maluku, Indonesia About 1.6 million, Austronesian Amhara 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 moreSemitic-speaking people of Ethiopia's north and central highlands About 20 million, Ethiopian Semitic AmungmeSuku Amungme 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of Central Papua, closely tied to their sacred mountains About 19,000 Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic Ansarالأنصار‎‎ 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSupporters of Muhammad from Medina's Banu Aws and Banu Khazraj tribes Historical, Semitic ApacheIndé 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSouthern Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the US Southwest and northern Mexico About 195,000, Athabaskan Aparai 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreIndigenous Cariban-speaking people of northern Brazil and Guiana Shield About 564, Cariban ApataniTani/Tanii 🇮🇳 IndiaWet rice farmers of the Ziro valley, known for sustainable land use About 44,000, Tani languages ApiacáApiaká 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of northern Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil About 850, Tupi–Guarani ArapahoHinono'eino 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains Algonquian people now in Wyoming and Oklahoma About 11,000, Algonquian Arizona TewaTewa 🇺🇸 United StatesTewa-speaking Pueblo people living on First Mesa in northeastern Arizona Tanoan AsháninkaAshaninka 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreIndigenous people of the central Amazonian rainforest of Peru and Brazil About 99,000, Arawakan AsmatSuku Asmat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaWoodcarvers of the tidal swamps and rainforests of South Papua About 110,000, Trans–New Guinea AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic AtakapaIshak 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous bands of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas Historical, Language isolate Atonisuku Atoni 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreVillage-based people of Timor known for symbolic house design and duality concepts About 933,000 AvarsмагӀарулал (maⱨarulal) 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreHighland people of Dagestan and the North Caucasus About 1.3 million, Northeast Caucasian (Avar–Andic branch) AwáAwa Guajá 🇧🇷 BrazilNomadic hunter-gatherers of the eastern Amazon rainforest in Brazil About 520, Tupi–Guarani Aweti 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Xingu headwaters in Brazil, living in two villages About 192, Tupian Aymara 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 moreIndigenous people of the Andes and Altiplano in South America About 2.3 million Ayoreo 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreNomadic hunter-gatherers of the Gran Chaco, some still living in voluntary isolation About 6,000, Zamucoan Azd 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreAncient Arab tribe from South Arabia with many influential branches Semitic

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