Peoples beginning with T
575 peoples so far, 115 of them historical. 8,475 more are on the list to be written.
Tacana
🇧🇴 BoliviaAgricultural people of the Bolivian Amazon, known for their traditional ceremonies
About 19,000
Tagaeri
🇪🇨 EcuadorUncontacted eastern Waorani living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador's Amazon
About 30
Taghlib
🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Arab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, once known for their power and Christian faith
Historical, Semitic
Taíno
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 6 moreIndigenous people of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas, with a living cultural legacy
Arawakan
Tainui
🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori tribal confederation of the central North Island, New Zealand
Austronesian
Tāmaki Māori
🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori tribes and sub-tribes with ancestral ties to Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Taos Pueblo
🇺🇸 United StatesA Puebloan community in northern New Mexico with over 1,000 years of history
About 1,000
Tapirapé
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Tupi–Guarani people of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
About 760, Tupi–Guarani
TarianaTaliaseri
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Uaupés River in Brazil and Colombia
About 3,000, Arawakan
Tayy
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreAncient Arab tribal confederation of Jabal Shammar and the Syrian Desert
Te Āti Awa
🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi rooted in Taranaki and Wellington, New Zealand
About 17,000, Austronesian
Te Aupōuri
🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi of the far north of New Zealand, centred at Te Kao
About 9,000, Austronesian
Tenggeresesuku Tengger
🇮🇩 IndonesiaHindu Javanese people of the Tengger mountains in East Java
Austronesian
Terena
🇧🇷 BrazilAgricultural Indigenous people of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul region
About 26,000, Arawakan
TesuqueTeˀtsʼúgéh Ówîngeh
🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community near Santa Fe, New Mexico
About 800, Tanoan
Thuringi
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA Germanic people of early medieval Central Germany
Historical
TicunaMagüta
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreThe most numerous Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon
About 75,000, Language isolate
TimbishaNümü Tümpisattsi
🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Death Valley, California, known for their deep ties to the land
About 300, Uto-Aztecan
Tiriyótarëno
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Cariban-speaking people of northern Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana
About 4,000, Cariban
TobaQom
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreA major Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia
About 129,000, Guaicuruan
Toba BatakBatak Toba
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLargest Batak group centered on Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia
About 4 million, Austronesian
Tocharians of KarasahrĀrśi
🇨🇳 ChinaAncient Indo-European people of Karasahr in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang
Historical, Indo-European
Tohono O'odham
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDesert-dwelling people of the Sonoran region in Arizona and Sonora
About 30,000
Tolai
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaIndigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea
About 104,000
ToltecTōltēkah
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreBuilders of Tula, influential in central Mexico's Postclassic era
Historical, Uto-Aztecan, Oto-Manguean
TonkawaTickanwa•tic
🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Oklahoma and Texas, now based in Kay County, Oklahoma
About 700, Language isolate
TorajaTo Raya
🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of South Sulawesi known for elaborate funerals and tongkonan houses
About 1.1 million, Austronesian
Torres Strait Islanders
🇦🇺 AustraliaSeafaring Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
About 82,000, Pama-Nyungan (Kalaw Lagaw Ya), Eastern Trans-Fly (Meriam Mir
Tribe of Asher
🇮🇱 Israel and 3 moreA historical Israelite tribe linked to western and coastal Galilee
Historical
Tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן (Binyāmīn)
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe between Judah and Ephraim, famed for warriors and King Saul
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Dan
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for migration and seafaring
Historical
Tribe of Ephraim
🇮🇱 IsraelA leading tribe of ancient Israel, later counted among the Ten Lost Tribes
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Gad
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreA tribe of ancient Israel settled east of the Jordan River
Historical
Tribe of Issachar
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for scholarship and wisdom
Historical
Tribe of Joseph
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreA major ancient Israelite tribe later divided into Ephraim and Manasseh
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Judahשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה (Shevet Yehudah)
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreA leading tribe of ancient Israel, centered in southern Judea
Historical, Afro-Asiatic
Tribe of Levi
🇮🇱 IsraelPriestly tribe of ancient Israel, known for religious and temple duties
Historical
Tribe of Manassehשֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה (Shevet Menashe)
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe with territory on both sides of the Jordan River
Historical
Tribe of Naphtali
🇮🇱 IsraelA northern tribe of ancient Israel, known for its swift warriors and lost after exile
Historical
Tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵן
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe east of the Jordan River
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Simeon
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe once settled in the southwest of Canaan
Historical
Tribe of Zebulun
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe settled between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean
Historical
Trinovantes
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeltic tribe of Iron Age southeastern Britain, centered at Camulodunum
Historical
TrumaiHo kod ke
🇧🇷 BrazilFarmers of the upper Xingu River in Brazil, known for the jawari ritual
About 258, Language isolate
Tsáchila
🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous people of Ecuador known for their red achiote hair and healing traditions
About 3,000, Barbacoan
Tsembaga Maring
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaHorticulturalists of the New Guinea highlands known for ritual pig feasts
Tsimané
🇧🇴 BoliviaIndigenous farmers and foragers of Bolivia's Beni lowlands
About 17,000, Language isolate
TswanaBatswana
🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa
About 7.1 million, Bantu