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Towns and wage work

City life, paid work and enterprises run by the people. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

MossiMooaga 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 5 moreLargest ethnic group of Burkina Faso, known for their kingdoms and Mooré language About 11 million, Gur (Niger–Congo) NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄ 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch) Votiansvađđalaizõd 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreFinnic people native to Ingria in northwestern Russia About 109, Finnic BugisTo Ugi 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreRice farmers, traders and sailors of South Sulawesi and beyond About 7 million, Austronesian (South Sulawesi languages) SwaziEmaswati 🇸🇿 Eswatini and 3 moreNguni-speaking people of Eswatini and South Africa, led by twin monarchs About 2.5 million, Bantu (Nguni branch) ZuniA:shiwi 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of the Zuni River valley in western New Mexico About 10,000, Language isolate ShoshoneNewe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the western United States with many bands and rich traditions About 18,000, Uto-Aztecan (Central Numic branch) CrowApsáalooke 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains people of southern Montana, known for their horse culture and Crow Fair About 12,000, Siouan Nahua 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreLargest Indigenous group in Mexico, speakers of Nahuatl across Mesoamerica About 2.6 million, Uto-Aztecan SoninkeSoninké 🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire About 2.8 million, Mande Balineseanak Bali 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHindu-majority people of Bali, known for art, dance, and water-temple farming About 3.9 million, Austronesian KiowaǤáuigú 🇺🇸 United StatesHorse-centered Plains nation of southwestern Oklahoma About 12,000, Tanoan Nganasan 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreReindeer hunters of the Taymyr Peninsula in northern Siberia About 720, Samoyedic (Uralic) 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 TorajaTo Raya 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of South Sulawesi known for elaborate funerals and tongkonan houses About 1.1 million, Austronesian TswanaBatswana 🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa About 7.1 million, Bantu RyukyuansUchinaanchu 🇯🇵 JapanIndigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan About 1.4 million, Japonic Kanak 🇳🇨 New Caledonia and 1 moreIndigenous Melanesians of New Caledonia, known for their culture and independence movement About 112,000, Austronesian (New Caledonian branch of Oceanic languages) GondiKōītōr 🇮🇳 IndiaA major Adivasi people of central India, known for their kingdoms and Dravidian language About 13 million, Dravidian PawneeChatiks si Chatiks 🇺🇸 United StatesMatrilineal Plains people now based in Oklahoma, known for earth lodges and buffalo hunts About 7,000, Caddoan NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan Lisuꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibeto-Burman people of the mountains in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India About 1.4 million, Tibeto-Burman Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu 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) MadureseOrèng Mâdhurâ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCattle herders and satay makers from Madura Island and eastern Java About 7.2 million, Austronesian Melanesians 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 6 moreIndigenous peoples of Melanesia from New Guinea to Fiji About 71,000 KorowaiKolufo-yanop, Klufo-fyumanop 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTreehouse-dwelling horticulturalists of southeastern Papua, Indonesia About 4,000, Trans–New Guinea (Awyu–Dumut family) KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic PotawatomiBodéwadmi 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKeepers of the fire in the Great Lakes and Plains, with many recognized bands today About 43,000, Algonquian Irish TravellersMincéirí 🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 moreA traditionally nomadic indigenous group of Ireland with a distinct language and culture About 33,000 Nez Percenimíipuu 🇺🇸 United StatesPlateau people of Idaho known for salmon fishing and Appaloosa horses About 4,000, Sahaptian (Plateau Penutian) Kvenkvääni / kainu 🇳🇴 NorwayA Balto-Finnic minority rooted in northern Norway’s fjords and valleys About 15,000, Balto-Finnic Baganda 🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom About 7 million, Bantu ChamorroChamoru 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreIndigenous people of the Mariana Islands, mainly Guam and Northern Marianas About 168,000, 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 OsageWazhazhe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Great Plains, now based in Oklahoma About 28,000, Siouan MakassarTu-Mangkasaraʼ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSeafaring rice farmers and traders of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia About 2.8 million, Austronesian GarifunaGarínagu 🇭🇳 Honduras and 5 moreAfro-Indigenous people of Caribbean origin living in Central America and the US About 400,000, Arawakan Kewa PuebloKewa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Keresan Minaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen Historical Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic San Felipe PuebloKatishtya 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community along the Rio Grande in New Mexico About 3,000, Keresan Santa Clara PuebloKhaˀpʼoe Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo on the Rio Grande, famed for black and red pottery About 930 CochitiKotyit 🇺🇸 United StatesKeres-speaking Pueblo people of northern New Mexico About 528, Language isolate Jemez PuebloWalatowa 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of northern New Mexico, known for running and Towa language About 2,000, Tanoan UruQhas Qut suñi 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreBuilders of floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca About 5,000, Uru–Chipaya languages, Aymaran, Spanish (Indo-European) Danes 🇸🇪 Sweden and 6 moreNorth Germanic tribe who founded Denmark and shaped the Viking Age Historical, North Germanic Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian
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Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.