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Peoples beginning with I

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

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Best known first Largest first A to Z Peoples of the past In voluntary isolation

IbanDayak Iban 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreDayak people of northwestern Borneo, known for longhouses and weaving About 740,000, Austronesian

IgboŃdị́ Ìgbò 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria with a rich history and diaspora About 42 million, Niger-Congo

Ikpeng 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil About 584, Cariban Inari Sámianarâšah 🇫🇮 FinlandIndigenous Sámi of the Lake Inari region in northern Finland About 900, Sámi (Uralic)

Inuitᐃᓄᐃᑦ 🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreIndigenous Arctic people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka About 155,000, Eskaleut (Eskimo–Aleut)

IowaBáxoje 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Midwest, now in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma About 3,000, Siouan-Catawban

Irish TravellersMincéirí 🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 moreA traditionally nomadic indigenous group of Ireland with a distinct language and culture About 33,000

Isleta PuebloShiewhibak 🇺🇸 United StatesA Southern Tiwa pueblo in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Valley About 2,000, Tanoan

Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic)

Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.