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Herding

Moving with cattle, camels, sheep, yaks or reindeer. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

Kurdsکورد 🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 moreIndigenous Iranic people of Kurdistan, spanning Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria About 38 million, Western Iranic BerbersImaziɣen 🇲🇦 Morocco and 8 moreIndigenous peoples of North Africa with deep roots in the Maghreb About 25 million, Afroasiatic Sámisámit 🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreIndigenous reindeer herders and fishers of northern Fennoscandia and Russia About 80,000, Uralic ChechensНохчий (Nokhchiy) 🇷🇺 Russia and 11 moreA Northeast Caucasian people rooted in Chechnya and the North Caucasus About 1.7 million, Northeast Caucasian Maasai 🇰🇪 Kenya and 1 morePastoralists of Kenya and Tanzania known for cattle herding and vibrant culture About 2.1 million, Nilo-Saharan Sherpaཤར་པ། 🇳🇵 Nepal and 3 moreMountain people of the Himalayas, renowned for guiding climbers About 520,000, Tibeto-Burman BashkirsБашҡорттар 🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreTurkic-speaking people of the southern Urals, mainly in Bashkortostan, Russia About 1.7 million, Turkic (Kipchak branch) ApacheIndé 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSouthern Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the US Southwest and northern Mexico About 195,000, Athabaskan FulaniFulɓe 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 21 moreCattle herders and farmers spread across West and Central Africa About 39 million, Atlantic-Congo (Niger-Congo) NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest Native nation in the US Southwest, known for weaving and resilience About 399,000, Southern Athabaskan Bedouinبدو 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 15 moreNomadic and semi-nomadic Arab tribes of deserts from Arabia to North Africa About 22 million, Afro-Asiatic Yakutsсаха 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTurkic-speaking people of the Sakha Republic in northern Siberia About 478,000, Turkic (Siberian branch) AvarsмагӀарулал (maⱨarulal) 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreHighland people of Dagestan and the North Caucasus About 1.3 million, Northeast Caucasian (Avar–Andic branch) Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic) Somalis 🇸🇴 Somalia and 6 morePastoral and trading people native to the Horn of Africa About 28 million, Cushitic (Afroasiatic) QuechuaRuna / Nuna 🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreIndigenous farmers and herders of the Andes, speaking Quechua languages About 10 million, Quechuan ComancheNʉmʉnʉʉ 🇺🇸 United StatesHorse-centered Plains people of Oklahoma and the Southern Plains About 17,000, Uto-Aztecan (Numic branch) Abazins 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreNorthwest Caucasian people now living in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East About 210,000, Northwest Caucasian AfarQafár 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreNomadic herders of the Horn of Africa's deserts and coasts About 3.4 million, Afroasiatic, Cushitic OromoOromoo 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 moreCushitic-speaking people of Ethiopia and Kenya, known for the gadaa system About 25 million, Cushitic Khoikhoi 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 morePastoralist indigenous people of Southern Africa, known for herding and clan traditions About 333,000, Khoe Twelve Tribes of Israelשִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl) 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient tribal confederation of the biblical Israelites in Canaan Historical, Semitic HimbaOvaHimba 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreSemi-nomadic pastoralists of northern Namibia and southern Angola About 50,000, Bantu (Niger–Congo) Shona 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 4 moreThe largest Bantu-speaking group of Zimbabwe, known for stone sculpture and mbira music About 16 million, Bantu NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄ 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch) ArapahoHinono'eino 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains Algonquian people now in Wyoming and Oklahoma About 11,000, Algonquian ZuniA:shiwi 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of the Zuni River valley in western New Mexico About 10,000, Language isolate CrowApsáalooke 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains people of southern Montana, known for their horse culture and Crow Fair About 12,000, Siouan KiowaǤáuigú 🇺🇸 United StatesHorse-centered Plains nation of southwestern Oklahoma About 12,000, Tanoan SothoBasotho 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreA Sotho-Tswana people of Lesotho and South Africa, known for their language and history. About 7.3 million, Bantu TswanaBatswana 🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa About 7.1 million, Bantu NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan 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) Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu MadureseOrèng Mâdhurâ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCattle herders and satay makers from Madura Island and eastern Java About 7.2 million, Austronesian KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵן 🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe east of the Jordan River Historical, Semitic ZenataIznaten 🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch) Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic Tocharians of KarasahrĀrśi 🇨🇳 ChinaAncient Indo-European people of Karasahr in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Historical, Indo-European Banu Hilal 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 moreArab tribal confederation from Najd, known for their 11th-century migration to North Africa About 250,000, Semitic Afshar 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreOghuz Turkic tribe found mainly in Iran and Turkey, known for nomadic traditions About 342,000, Turkic Ghilji 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 1 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of Afghanistan and Pakistan Indo-Iranian Manghudмангуд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreA Mongol-origin tribe known for founding the Nogai Horde and Manghit dynasty Mongolic Durrani 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 3 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan About 8.2 million, Indo-Iranian Banu Ifran 🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreA Zenata Berber tribe of North Africa, founders of Tlemcen and rulers in Andalusia Historical Atonisuku Atoni 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreVillage-based people of Timor known for symbolic house design and duality concepts About 933,000
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