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BashkirsБашҡорттар 🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreTurkic-speaking people of the southern Urals, mainly in Bashkortostan, Russia About 1.7 million, Turkic (Kipchak branch) Rajput 🇮🇳 India and 2 morePatrilineal clans with a history of warriorhood in northern and western India About 38 million Twelve Tribes of Israelשִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl) 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient tribal confederation of the biblical Israelites in Canaan Historical, Semitic Taíno 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 6 moreIndigenous people of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas, with a living cultural legacy Arawakan Beta Israelቤተ እስራኤል (Beta Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreJewish community with roots in northern Ethiopia, now mostly in Israel About 174,000, Afroasiatic (Semitic and Cushitic branches) MossiMooaga 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 5 moreLargest ethnic group of Burkina Faso, known for their kingdoms and Mooré language About 11 million, Gur (Niger–Congo) Votiansvađđalaizõd 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreFinnic people native to Ingria in northwestern Russia About 109, Finnic Nahua 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreLargest Indigenous group in Mexico, speakers of Nahuatl across Mesoamerica About 2.6 million, Uto-Aztecan Magi 🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePriestly caste of Zoroastrianism with ancient roots in Iran RyukyuansUchinaanchu 🇯🇵 JapanIndigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan About 1.4 million, Japonic GondiKōītōr 🇮🇳 IndiaA major Adivasi people of central India, known for their kingdoms and Dravidian language About 13 million, Dravidian KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Tupi 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous peoples of coastal and central Brazil, known for their deep cultural legacy About 16,000, Tupian MakassarTu-Mangkasaraʼ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSeafaring rice farmers and traders of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia About 2.8 million, Austronesian Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic Tribe of Asher 🇮🇱 Israel and 3 moreA historical Israelite tribe linked to western and coastal Galilee Historical BororoBoe 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of central Brazil, known for circular villages and matrilineal clans About 2,000, Borôroan (Macro-Ge) Manghudмангуд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreA Mongol-origin tribe known for founding the Nogai Horde and Manghit dynasty Mongolic Khongirad 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 3 moreA Mongolic tribal group known for royal marriages and rule in Central Asia Mongolic Pequot 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Connecticut, known for survival and revival after near-destruction About 2,000, Algonquian Orang Lautsuku Laut 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSeafaring communities of the Riau Islands, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula About 420,000, Malayic KawKaáⁿze 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Kansas and Oklahoma, known as the "People of the South Wind" About 4,000, Siouan-Catawban Usipi 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreA Germanic people who moved along the Rhine in Roman times Historical Banu Tamim 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 11 moreA widespread Arab tribe with roots in central Arabia Semitic Huna 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCentral Asian tribes who entered India in the late 5th and early 6th centuries Historical Chitimacha 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin with a federally recognized reservation About 1,000, Language isolate (Chitimacha); others: Indo-European, Romanc Taghlib 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Arab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, once known for their power and Christian faith Historical, Semitic Ongud 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreTurkic-Mongolic tribe of northern China and Mongolia in medieval times Historical Al Qasimi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 3 moreArab tribe and dynasty ruling Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE Banu Adi 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA historical clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca Historical, Semitic Bayat 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 moreA widespread Oghuz Turkic tribe found from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan Turkic Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic Bariq 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreA large tribe from Bareq in southwest Saudi Arabia, descended from Al-Azd. About 100,000, Semitic Skalvians 🇱🇹 LithuaniaA West Baltic tribe once living by the lower Neman River Historical, Baltic Banu Hanifa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreSedentary Arab tribe of central Arabia, founders of early Riyadh Semitic Bani Yas 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 1 moreA major tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar About 6,000 Little jüzКіші жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreWestern Kazakh tribal confederation with deep nomadic roots Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic Quileutekʷòʔlí·yot̓ 🇺🇸 United StatesSalmon fishers of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington About 808, Chimakuan Beni Hassan 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 3 moreBedouin Arab tribe of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria Arabic Shekak 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreA Kurdish tribe of West Azerbaijan and surrounding regions Jaffجاف 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Kurdish tribal confederation of the Zagros region About 4 million, Indo-Iranian Kirata 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMountain peoples of the Himalayas and Northeast India in ancient texts Historical, Sino-Tibetan PalembangUwong Pelémbang 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of Palembang city and South Sumatra, Indonesia About 1.3 million, Malay (Austronesian) Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic Potiguara 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Paraíba, Brazil, known as 'shrimp-eaters' About 18,000 Banu Shayban 🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreArab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, known for poets and early Islamic leadership Semitic Ysleta del Sur PuebloChiawipia 🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern Tiwa Pueblo community in El Paso, Texas About 4,000, Kiowa-Tanoan Hoti 🇦🇱 Albania and 1 moreA historic Albanian tribe of the Malësia region, now in Albania and Montenegro Indo-European Rovčani 🇲🇪 MontenegroA highlander tribe from the Rovca region of central Montenegro KrasniqiKrasniqë 🇦🇱 Albania and 2 moreA historical Albanian tribe from the Accursed Mountains and Gjakova highlands Indo-European Ngāti Toa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi based around Porirua and the northern South Island of New Zealand About 10,000, Austronesian Tāmaki Māori 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori tribes and sub-tribes with ancestral ties to Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) Drobnjaci 🇲🇪 Montenegro and 7 moreA Serb tribal community from Old Herzegovina, now in Montenegro About 15,000, Slavic Great Lithuanians 🇱🇹 Lithuania and 3 moreNobles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polonized in culture and language Historical

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