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Peoples beginning with L

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
Lakhmids 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreArab dynasty ruling southern Mesopotamia and northeastern Arabia (3rd–7th century CE) Historical, Semitic (Arabic, Syriac), Iranian (Middle Persian) LampungJamma Lampung (Lampung Api), Ulun Lappung (Lampung Nyo) 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous people of southern Sumatra with coastal and interior clans About 2.5 million, Lampungic (Malayo-Polynesian branch) LaniSuku Timorini 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous people of Central and Highland Papua, known for their koteka traditions About 200,000 Latgalians 🇱🇻 LatviaAn ancient Baltic tribe of eastern Latvia, core ancestors of modern Latvians Historical, Baltic Libu 🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreAncient Berber tribe of Libya, known from Egyptian records Historical Lingones 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA Gallic people of the Langres plateau and the Po plain in ancient times Historical, Celtic Lisuꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibeto-Burman people of the mountains in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India About 1.4 million, Tibeto-Burman Little jüzКіші жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreWestern Kazakh tribal confederation with deep nomadic roots Lugbara 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreFarmers and herders of Uganda and the Congo, known for guineafowl and rich traditions About 2.1 million, Central Sudanic Lule Sámijulevsáme 🇸🇪 Sweden and 1 moreSámi group of northern Sweden and Norway, named for the Lule River

Seven peoples, once a week

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