Ethnic groups in Asia

The Aimak (or Eimak, Aimaq) are Persian-speaking nomadic or semi-nomadic tribes of mixed Iranian and Mongolian stock inhabiting the north and north-west Afghan highlands immediately to the north of Herat. They are closely related to the Hazara. They live in western Hazarajat in the provinces of Ghowr, Farah, Herat, Badghis, Faryab, Jowzjan and Sar-e Pol. The name is Mongolian for clan, or section of a tribe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aimak"

The Akha are an ethnic group which originated in China and Tibet. Most of the remaining Akha people are now distributed in small villages among the mountains of China, Laos (where they are considered Lao Sung), Myanmar (Burma) and northern Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes. Some 80,000 live in Thailand's northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai at high altitudes. Many of these villages can be visited by tourists on trekking tours from either of these cities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akha"

The Atis were one of the ancient inhabitants of the Philippines even before the arrival of the Malay in the 10th century and the Spanish in the 15th century. The Atis had a complex social strata with a datu that had the role of king, judge, and protector of the band of extended families or villages in a given area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atis"

:Awan was an Elamite dynasty of Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Awan"

Awan is an Arabic word, which means helper or an assistant. Awans, as a group, are one of the South Asian tribe of Arab origin, living predominantly in western and central parts of the Pakistan's province of Punjab. Since all Awans were Muslims, nearly all of them migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947. In Pakistan, their populations is concentrated in the districts of Mianwali, Chakwal, Jhelum and Sargodha and also scattered throughout rest of Punjab. Awans claim their descent from Hazrat Ali (RA), the fourt Caliph of Islam. Originally Arabs, they migrated to South Asia after 712 AD, when Muhammad bin Qasim, a young Arab general from the Syria of the Umayyad Caliphate conquered modern Pakistan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Awan Pakistan"

The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia. the Philippines and parts of Sarawak. They are the second largest ethnic group in Sabah, making up 13.2% of the total population of the state. They were sometimes referred to as the Sea Gypsies, although the term has been used to encompass a number of non-related ethnic groups with similar traditional lifestyles. The Bajau of Indonesia live primarily on the islands and in the coastal districts of Sulawesi. The outward spread of the Bajau seems to have been associated with the development of sea trade in trepang. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bajau"

The people of Manipur ...more on Wikipedia about "Bishnupriyas and Meiteis of Manipur"

The Brahui are an ethnic group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Pakistan, but also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan and Iran. They are closely linked to the Baloch with whom they have substantially intermingled and whose cultural traits they have absorbed. Linguistically, they speak the Brahui language, which is a North Dravidian language, but due to its isolation from the other Dravidian tongues it has considerable Balochi vocabulary and even counting begins with Balochi numbers. There is no distinct indigenous script for Brahui; like Balochi it is written in Perso-Arabic alphabet. Brahui is spoken in the following areas: Merv area of Turkmenistan, Sindh, Zahedan and Zabol in Iranian Balochistan, southern parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan Balochistan and with the bulk in the Jhalawan region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brahui people"

The Cham people are descendants of the kingdom of Champa. Their population of approximately 100,000 is centered on the cities of Phan Rang and Phan Thiet in central Vietnam. Neighbouring Cambodia has the largest concentration of Chams where their numbers ranges from as low as half a million to perhaps as high as a million. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cham people"

The Dawari, or Dauri are a Pashtun tribe in the Waziristan area of Pakistan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dawari"

Dungan ( ; Дунгане) is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a Muslim people of Chinese origin. In China, Muslim Chinese are refered to as Hui and many Dungan refer to themselves as Hui. Dungan are found in parts of the former Soviet Union, especially in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia (mostly in Tatarstan). ...more on Wikipedia about "Dungan"

The Dzungars (also Jungars or Zungars; Mongolian: Зүүнгар Züüngar) were a tribe of the Oirat Mongols. They maintained the last nomadic empire around Dzungaria from the 17th century to the middle 18th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dzungars"

The Gaddis are a tribe living on both sides of the Dhauladhar Range in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. They are mostly found in the Brahmaur region of the Chamba District and the valleys of the Upper Riva and the Budhil rivers. They are also found in the Kangra District - particularly in villages near Dharamsala. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaddi (ethnic group)"

The Gruzim are Jews from the nation of Georgia, in the Caucasus. The word Gruzim comes from the Russian term Грузинские евреи (Gruzinskie Yevreyi, i.e., "Georgian Jews"). The Georgian name for the community is Huria or Ebraeli. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gruzim"

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The Hazara ethnic group resides mainly in the central Afghanistan mountain region called ' Hazarajat'. They make up anywhere between 30% of Afghanistan's population, but an accurate census has not been taken in decades so there is little information to verify at present. There are also significant populations of Hazaras in Pakistan and Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hazara"

A hill tribe is any one of around twenty ethnic groups living in Northern Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Most of these groups also exist outside Thailand, but the term is most often used to refer to the Thai groups. The word " tribe" itself is somewhat inaccurate, as the groups have no leaders; the term “mountain people” is sometimes preferred although they do not all live in mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hill tribe"

Iyer is the name given to a community of Brahmins (members of the priestly class / caste) of India whose members profess the advaita philosophy propounded by sri Shankaracharya and whose ancestors have had strong ties with the Tamil region, for many centuries. Iyers are therefore those whose ancestors came from Tamil-speaking areas. They are a subgroup of Smartha Brahmins. Though Iyer is used as a suffix to names, it does not constitute a caste or family name, but rather denotes a brahmin sub-caste whose mother tongue is Tamil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iyer"

Javanese is, at 90 million people in 2004, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Javanese"

Kabarda, Kabard or Kabarid are simply alternative ways of referring to the Kabar people of the northern Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term Kabardin (or Kebertei as they term themselves). Originally they comprised the semi-nomadic eastern branch of what was once the Adyghe tribal fellowship. They number around 391,000 ( as of 1989), living mainly in Kabardino-Balkaria, a republic in the Russian Federation. Most Kabards are Sunni Muslims. They speak Kabardian, a North West Caucasian language that represents the easternmost outpost of the Circassian language group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kabard"

== Kanbawza == ...more on Wikipedia about "Kanbawza"

Khudiadadzai is a Pushtun tribe of the Kakar Sunzerkel ( Sanzarkhel) caste from Balochistan, a land split between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. It consists of many sub-tribes, including Mirdadzai, Rahatzai, Paizai, and Baigzai. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khudiadadzai"

The Korean people are one of the main East Asian ethnic groups. Most Koreans live in the Korean peninsula and speak the Korean language. South Koreans call Koreans Hangug-in or Hanguk saram, while North Koreans call Koreans Chosŏn-in or Chosŏn saram. See Names of Korea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Korean people"

Lao Sung or more commonly Lao Soung are an ethnic group in East and Southeast Asia. Most Lao Soung live in China, Laos, and Vietnam. Small minorities live in Thailand and Myanmar. The ones in Laos, the actual Lao Soung make up 9% of the Laotian population. The true Lao Soung aren't actually one single ethnic group but are made up of Hmong (the main group), Yao, Akha, Phu Noi and other people who live in the Laotian mountaintops. All these groups are related. Their main religions are animism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religions. The Lao Soung fought against the communist Pathet Lao government in 1975 to keep the Laotian monarchy in power. Many were moved from southern China and Laos to the U.S. and Australia in the 1960's, 70's, and 80's to escape the communist governments there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lao Sung"

Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. Many of the local ethnic groups are known collectively as Montagnard or Degar. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of ethnic groups in Vietnam"

Madra or Madraka is the name of an ancient people, thought to belong to the Iranian group, located in the north-west division of ancient Indian sub-continent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Madra" Just http://www.shortopedia.com way

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