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Peoples beginning with Z

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
Zakhchin 🇲🇳 MongoliaOirat-descended group in Khovd Province, Mongolia About 33,000, Mongolic Zayanes 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber tribes of the Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco Berber ZenataIznaten 🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch) ZiaTsi'ya 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in Sandoval County, New Mexico About 760, Keresan ZiaTsʾíiyʾamʾé 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of New Mexico known for their sun symbol and pottery About 850, Keresan Zo'éZo'és 🇧🇷 BrazilSemi-nomadic Tupi–Guarani people of Pará, Brazil About 315, Tupi–Guarani ZuluamaZulu 🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 moreLargest ethnic group in South Africa, known for beadwork and the Umhlanga ceremony About 11 million, Bantu (Nguni subgroup) ZuniA:shiwi 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of the Zuni River valley in western New Mexico About 10,000, Language isolate ZuruahãSuruwaha 🇧🇷 BrazilHunter-gatherers of the Purus River in Amazonas, Brazil About 171, Arawan

Seven peoples, once a week

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