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Peoples beginning with K

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
Ka'apor 🇧🇷 BrazilForest guardians of Maranhão, Brazil, known for their use of sign language About 2,000, Tupi–Guarani Kababish 🇸🇩 SudanCamel-herding nomads of northern Kordofan, Sudan Kadiwéu 🇧🇷 BrazilHorse-riding Indigenous people of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil About 1,000, Guaicuruan KaiabiKawaiwete 🇧🇷 BrazilFarmers and craftspeople of the Xingu Indigenous Park in Brazil About 2,000, Tupi–Guarani Kaingangkanhgág 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of southern Brazil with a dual clan society About 51,000, Jê Kalapalo 🇧🇷 BrazilFishers and farmers of Brazil's Upper Xingu region About 669, Cariban KalenjinBiikap Kuutiit 🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreA cluster of Nilotic-speaking peoples of Kenya's Rift Valley and beyond About 7.5 million, Southern Nilotic (Nilo-Saharan) Kalina 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreIndigenous people of the northern coast of South America About 45,000, Cariban Kalinago 🇩🇲 Dominica and 2 moreIndigenous people of the Lesser Antilles, mainly in Dominica and Saint Vincent About 3,000 KalispelQl̓ispé 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Northwest Plateau, known for their camas-based traditions About 400, Salishan KamayuráKamaiurá 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu, central Brazil About 604, Tupi–Guarani Kambeba 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon River in Brazil and Peru About 4,000, Tupi–Guarani Kamboj 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAgrarian community found in India and Pakistan, also known as Kamboh About 550,000 Kanak 🇳🇨 New Caledonia and 1 moreIndigenous Melanesians of New Caledonia, known for their culture and independence movement About 112,000, Austronesian (New Caledonian branch of Oceanic languages) Karelianskarjalaižet 🇷🇺 Russia and 7 moreIndigenous Finnic people of Karelia, now in Russia and Finland About 43,000, Uralic Karitiana 🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Indigenous group living in the western Amazon of Brazil About 333, Arikém KaroSuku Batak Karo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland farming people of North Sumatra with strong clan traditions About 1.2 million, Austronesian Kaurna 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia Thura-Yura branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages KawKaáⁿze 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Kansas and Oklahoma, known as the "People of the South Wind" About 4,000, Siouan-Catawban Kawésqar 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreSeafaring Indigenous people of Chilean Patagonia About 2,000 KayapoMebêngôkre 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Brazil's Xingu River basin, known for activism and body art About 12,000, Jê Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic KebdanaIkebdanen 🇲🇦 MoroccoRiffian-Berber tribe of Zenata origin in northeastern Morocco Berber KenyahSuku Dayak Kenyah 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreSwidden farmers and longhouse dwellers of Borneo's interior forests About 72,000, Austronesian KerinciUhang Kerinci 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreAustronesian people of the Kerinci highlands in Sumatra and Malaysia About 180,000, Austronesian Kewa PuebloKewa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Keresan KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Khamseh 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of five partly nomadic tribes in southwestern Iran Khamtiတဲး ၵံးတီႈ 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreTai-speaking Buddhists of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, and China About 30,000, Tai-Kadai Khoikhoi 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 morePastoralist indigenous people of Southern Africa, known for herding and clan traditions About 333,000, Khoe Khongirad 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 3 moreA Mongolic tribal group known for royal marriages and rule in Central Asia Mongolic KikuyuAgĩkũyũ 🇰🇪 KenyaLargest ethnic group of Kenya's central highlands, known for farming and rich traditions About 8.1 million, Bantu Kinana 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreArab tribe with roots around Mecca and a history across Arabia and Palestine Afro-Asiatic KiowaǤáuigú 🇺🇸 United StatesHorse-centered Plains nation of southwestern Oklahoma About 12,000, Tanoan Kirata 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMountain peoples of the Himalayas and Northeast India in ancient texts Historical, Sino-Tibetan Korku 🇮🇳 IndiaA Munda-speaking community of central India, mainly in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra About 1.1 million, Munda KorowaiKolufo-yanop, Klufo-fyumanop 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTreehouse-dwelling horticulturalists of southeastern Papua, Indonesia About 4,000, Trans–New Guinea (Awyu–Dumut family) KoruboDslala 🇧🇷 BrazilPanoan-speaking people living in voluntary isolation in Brazil's Amazon About 127, Panoan Kotiria 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Vaupés River in Brazil and Colombia About 4,000, Tucanoan KrasniqiKrasniqë 🇦🇱 Albania and 2 moreA historical Albanian tribe from the Accursed Mountains and Gjakova highlands Indo-European Kubusuku bangsa Kubu 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMobile forest peoples of southeast Sumatra, Indonesia About 200,000, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch) Kuikuro 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu River in Brazil About 653, Cariban Kurdsکورد 🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 moreIndigenous Iranic people of Kurdistan, spanning Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria About 38 million, Western Iranic Kutama 🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreA Berber tribe from northern Algeria, key to the rise of the Fatimid Caliphate Historical Kvenkvääni / kainu 🇳🇴 NorwayA Balto-Finnic minority rooted in northern Norway’s fjords and valleys About 15,000, Balto-Finnic

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