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Peoples beginning with Y

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
Yakutsсаха 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTurkic-speaking people of the Sakha Republic in northern Siberia About 478,000, Turkic (Siberian branch) YaliYali Inap 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland Papua people known for shifting cultivation and clan-based society About 49,000, Trans–New Guinea (Ngalik-Nduga and Mek subgroups) Yaminawá 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of Acre, Brazil, also in Peru and Bolivia About 3,000, Panoan Yankton SiouxDakota Ihanktonwan Oyate 🇺🇸 United StatesDakota people of southeastern South Dakota, protectors of the Pipestone Quarry About 12,000, Siouan Yanomami 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRainforest horticulturalists of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela About 35,000, Yanomaman Yao 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreMountain peoples of southern China and Southeast Asia, known for diverse languages and traditions About 4 million, Hmong-Mien, Tai–Kadai, Sinitic Yaquina 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Yaquina River and Bay in Oregon Historical, Yakonan Yavapai 🇺🇸 United StatesHunter-gatherers of central Arizona with four distinct bands About 2,000, Yuman (Upland Yuman branch), possibly Hokan Yawalapiti 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Arawakan-speaking people of Brazil's Upper Xingu region About 309, Arawakan Ye'kuanaSoꞌto 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreCanoe makers of the Caura and Orinoco rivers in Venezuela and Brazil About 7,000, Cariban YorubaÌran Yorùbá 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major West African people rooted in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo About 53 million, Volta-Niger (Niger–Congo) Ysleta del Sur PuebloChiawipia 🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern Tiwa Pueblo community in El Paso, Texas About 4,000, Kiowa-Tanoan Yudjá 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Xingu River region in Brazil About 880, Yurúna (Tupian languages) YuebanÖrpün 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 2 moreEarly Turkic people of Zhetysu, descended from the Northern Xiongnu Historical, Turkic YugambehMibunn 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales About 10,000, Pama–Nyungan (Bandjalangic branch) Yuracaré 🇧🇴 BoliviaForest-dwelling people of the Bolivian Amazon lowlands Language isolate

Seven peoples, once a week

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