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36 peoples found.

ChechensНохчий (Nokhchiy) 🇷🇺 Russia and 11 moreA Northeast Caucasian people rooted in Chechnya and the North Caucasus About 1.7 million, Northeast Caucasian ZuluamaZulu 🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 moreLargest ethnic group in South Africa, known for beadwork and the Umhlanga ceremony About 11 million, Bantu (Nguni subgroup) Inuitᐃᓄᐃᑦ 🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreIndigenous Arctic people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka About 155,000, Eskaleut (Eskimo–Aleut) YorubaÌran Yorùbá 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major West African people rooted in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo About 53 million, Volta-Niger (Niger–Congo) NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest Native nation in the US Southwest, known for weaving and resilience About 399,000, Southern Athabaskan Yakutsсаха 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTurkic-speaking people of the Sakha Republic in northern Siberia About 478,000, Turkic (Siberian branch) Dogon 🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreMask dances, sculpture, and tradition in Mali's Bandiagara cliffs About 800,000, Niger–Congo Sundaneseᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ (Urang Sunda) 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreThe native people of western Java, Indonesia, known for their language and traditions About 42 million, Austronesian Mandinka 🇬🇳 Guinea and 9 moreDescendants of the Mali Empire living across West Africa About 11 million, Mande MossiMooaga 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 5 moreLargest ethnic group of Burkina Faso, known for their kingdoms and Mooré language About 11 million, Gur (Niger–Congo) Sama-BajauSama 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreSeafaring Austronesian people of the southern Philippines, Borneo, and eastern Indonesia About 1.3 million, Austronesian KalenjinBiikap Kuutiit 🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreA cluster of Nilotic-speaking peoples of Kenya's Rift Valley and beyond About 7.5 million, Southern Nilotic (Nilo-Saharan) KorowaiKolufo-yanop, Klufo-fyumanop 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTreehouse-dwelling horticulturalists of southeastern Papua, Indonesia About 4,000, Trans–New Guinea (Awyu–Dumut family) IbanDayak Iban 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreDayak people of northwestern Borneo, known for longhouses and weaving About 740,000, 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 BaduyUrang Baduy / Urang Kanékés 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous Sundanese in Banten, known for voluntary isolation and tradition About 10,000, Austronesian Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic Meena 🇮🇳 IndiaA large adivasi community of Rajasthan and nearby states, known for Mandana art About 5 million GayoUrang Gayo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of Aceh known for oral tradition and unique dances About 337,000, Austronesian Witoto 🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 moreSwidden farmers and forest dwellers of the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon About 9,000, Witotoan languages MacushiMakuusi 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of the savannahs of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela About 43,000, Cariban Adi 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreIndigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh, known for the kebang council and Donyi-Polo faith Tani Mbya Guaranimby’as 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreA branch of the Guarani living in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay About 34,000, Tupian Sans ArcItázipčho 🇺🇸 United StatesA Lakota subdivision living on the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota Siouan Vadoma 🇿🇼 ZimbabweHunter-gatherers of northern Zimbabwe known for inherited ectrodactyly About 22,000 Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic BunakGaiq 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste and 1 moreMountain people of central Timor speaking a Papuan language About 76,000, Trans–New Guinea (Papuan) KenyahSuku Dayak Kenyah 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreSwidden farmers and longhouse dwellers of Borneo's interior forests About 72,000, Austronesian Bajo 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreSeafaring Austronesian people of Maritime Southeast Asia About 1.3 million, Austronesian Rikbaktsa 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Amazon rain forest in northwest Mato Grosso, Brazil About 2,000, Macro-Gê Rovčani 🇲🇪 MontenegroA highlander tribe from the Rovca region of central Montenegro Hoti 🇦🇱 Albania and 1 moreA historic Albanian tribe of the Malësia region, now in Albania and Montenegro Indo-European Blackfeet NationAamsskáápipikani / ǎmssk̇ǎaṗiiṗiik̇ǔni, Pikuni / ṗiik̇ǔni 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Plains tribe based on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana About 17,000, Algonquian Daghaghra 🇹🇳 TunisiaA Bedouin tribe of the Tataouine region in southern Tunisia Berber (Afro-Asiatic), Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) Butchulla 🇦🇺 AustraliaTraditional custodians of K'gari (Fraser Island) and nearby Queensland coast About 2,000

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