Language:  Assamese

Approximate Global Speakers

16,922,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

27

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(27 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Ahom India 1,971,000
Assamese (Christian traditions) India 3,800
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) Bhutan 2,000 ☀︎
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 3,090,000 ☀︎
Assamese (Sikh traditions) India 1,300 ☀︎
 Bania Bhutan 4,000 ☀︎
Bania Brittal India 60,000 ☀︎
 Boria Assam India 212,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bhutan 6,300 ☀︎
 Brahmin Ganak India 67,000 ☀︎
 Dowaniya India 3,300 ☀︎
 Hira India 66,000 ☀︎
Hojai India 5,000
 Jalkeot India 29,000
 Kachari Sonwal Bhutan 1,200 ☀︎
 Kachari Sonwal India 315,000
 Kaibartta Bhutan 1,200 ☀︎
 Khambu Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Khamiyang India 1,500
 Magar Bhutan 2,900 ☀︎
 Rabha Bhutan 1,600 ☀︎
 Rabha India 421,000
 Rai Bhutan 3,900 ☀︎
Ranabhat India 14,000 ☀︎
 Saloi India 5,200 ☀︎
 Tiwa India 278,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,900 ☀︎
  Totals:  27     24
SECONDARY Language
(336 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Abor India 1,800
 Adi India 81,000
Adi Gallong India 20,000
 Adi Minyong India 28,000
 Adi Padam India 15,000
Adi Pasi India 3,500
 Aka India 13,000
 Anal India 26,000
 Andh India 560,000 ☀︎
 Angami India 171,000
 Ao India 266,000
 Arleng India 673,000
Asur India 40,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,564,000 ☀︎
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,313,000 ☀︎
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) India 340,000
 Baiga India 656,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 28,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,628,000 ☀︎
 Bania Agrahari India 368,000 ☀︎
 Bania Bais India 150,000 ☀︎
Bania Barnawar India 78,000 ☀︎
 Bania Gahoi India 393,000 ☀︎
 Bania Gandha Banik India 338,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasarwani India 479,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasaundhan India 575,000 ☀︎
Bania Mahajan India 215,000 ☀︎
 Bania Mahesri India 416,000 ☀︎
 Bania Oswal India 480,000 ☀︎
 Bania Porwal India 372,000 ☀︎
 Bania Rauniar India 152,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified India 19,625,000 ☀︎
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,151,000
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) India 176,000 ☀︎
 Barman India 7,700
 Bauri India 2,265,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 640,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Moghal India 2,013,000 ☀︎
 Bhandari India 741,000 ☀︎
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,403,000 ☀︎
 Bharia Bhumia India 368,000 ☀︎
 Bhil unspecified India 16,822,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,818,000 ☀︎
 Bhoksa India 67,000 ☀︎
 Bhotia India 130,000
Bhottada India 530,000
 Bhuinhar India 1,127,000 ☀︎
 Bhuinmali India 182,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,737,000
 Bhumij Bangladesh 36,000
 Bhumij India 1,282,000
 Biate India 18,000
 Bind India 1,143,000 ☀︎
 Binjhia Bangladesh 6,900
 Binjhia India 205,000
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bishnupriya Manipuri India 99,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 6,700
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,667,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,525,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi India 434,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Jyoti India 147,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 4,944,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Radhi India 1,870,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Rikhisur India 60,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 554,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat India 690,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified Bangladesh 253,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,943,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Utkal India 214,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Vaidik India 222,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Varendra India 303,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 236,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) India 482,000 ☀︎
 Chakhesang India 180,000
Chakma India 250,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 52,473,000
 Chang India 74,000
 Chenchu India 81,000
 Chero India 182,000
 Chhetri India 245,000
 Chik Baraik Bangladesh 8,800
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Chiru India 11,000
 Christian Bangladesh 310,000
 Christian India 1,600,000
 Darjee India 58,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000 ☀︎
 Deori India 59,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,191,000 ☀︎
 Dhanwar India 76,000
 Dhodia India 780,000 ☀︎
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 272,000 ☀︎
Dholi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 63,000 ☀︎
 Dura India 3,600
 Gadaba India 156,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 5,556,000 ☀︎
 Galong India 92,000
 Ganda India 1,446,000
 Gangai India 6,000 ☀︎
 Gangte India 25,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,260,000
 Gauda India 2,330,000 ☀︎
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 333,000 ☀︎
 Gond Maria India 1,732,000
 Gond unspecified India 11,705,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Gujjar (Hindu traditions) India 69,000
 Guria India 843,000 ☀︎
 Gurung Ghaleg India 133,000
 Hadi India 1,122,000
 Hajam India 2,276,000 ☀︎
 Hajang India 93,000
Hajang Banai India 5,600
 Halba India 837,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,657,000 ☀︎
 Haomei India 76,000
 Hmar India 112,000
 Ho Bangladesh 99,000
 Ho India 1,232,000
 Idu India 9,300
 Jat (Sikh traditions) India 10,080,000 ☀︎
 Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 225,000 ☀︎
 Jhalo Malo India 466,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 649,000 ☀︎
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,810,000 ☀︎
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 94,000 ☀︎
 Kachari Dimasa India 167,000
 Kachin India 37,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,506,000 ☀︎
 Kahha India 61,000
 Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 257,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta Jalia India 522,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified Bangladesh 260,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,888,000 ☀︎
 Kalingi India 313,000
Kandra India 762,000
 Kapali India 358,000 ☀︎
Karan India 607,000
 Kawar India 1,144,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,543,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 8,425,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha Karan India 620,000 ☀︎
 Khairwar India 480,000
 Khambu India 391,000
 Khampti India 20,000
 Khandait India 2,021,000 ☀︎
 Kharia India 866,000
 Khasi India 1,426,000
 Khiamniungan India 71,000
 Kisan India 1,779,000
 Koch (Hindu traditions) India 58,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,382,000 ☀︎
 Kokna India 1,239,000
 Kol India 2,022,000 ☀︎
 Koli Dhor India 471,000
 Kolta India 767,000
 Konyak India 274,000
 Korku India 1,156,000
 Korwa India 511,000
 Koya unspecified India 898,000
 Kui Khond India 1,815,000
 Kuki Chin India 163,000
Kuki Chin Changsen India 2,800
Kuki Chin Khelma India 3,100
 Kumhar Bardiha India 743,000 ☀︎
 Kumhar Kanaujia India 585,000 ☀︎
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 18,279,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 72,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 21,933,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi Mahato India 293,000 ☀︎
Kusiari India 2,000 ☀︎
Laju India 1,900
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 149,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,024,000 ☀︎
Lohara India 299,000
Loi India 98,000 ☀︎
 Lotha India 204,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,685,000 ☀︎
 Madari (Muslim traditions) India 65,000 ☀︎
 Magar India 417,000
 Mahali India 103,000
Mahara India 5,700 ☀︎
 Mahishya India 11,869,000
 Mahli Bangladesh 44,000
 Mahli India 466,000
 Majhi India 137,000
 Majhwar India 214,000
 Mal (Hindu traditions) India 2,012,000 ☀︎
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 181,000 ☀︎
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 13,662,000 ☀︎
 Malto India 218,000
 Mara India 50,000
 Maramei India 32,000
 Marma (Magh) India 53,000
 Mech India 63,000
 Mech Nepal 5,400
 Meena India 5,290,000
 Meitei (Manipur Muslim) India 227,000 ☀︎
 Meitei Kshatriya India 137,000
 Meitei Panan India 14,000 ☀︎
 Meitei Thanga India 136,000
 Meitei unspecified India 1,633,000
 Miji India 9,300
 Miju Mishmi India 7,100
 Miri India 795,000
 Mishmi India 28,000
 Mizo India 164,000
Mizo Lushai India 646,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 244,000 ☀︎
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,229,000
 Monpa India 46,000
Mukha Dhora India 52,000
 Munda Bhutan 2,000
 Munda India 4,157,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) India 3,586,000
 Naga India 19,000
 Naga Tangkhul India 228,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 172,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 13,835,000 ☀︎
 Naikda India 4,354,000 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 661,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 5,000 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 4,438,000
 Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,204,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,651,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 582,000 ☀︎
Nishang India 3,400
 Nissi India 44,000
Nocte India 44,000
 Nyishi India 285,000
 Oraon India 5,154,000
 Oraon, Kurux Bhutan 11,000
Padam India 3,600
Paik India 251,000
 Pan India 1,555,000
 Pardhan India 363,000
 Pardhi India 416,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya India 35,000
 Parja unspecified India 452,000
Pasi India 1,200
 Patial India 45,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 145,000 ☀︎
 Patni (Hindu traditions) India 260,000 ☀︎
Pawi India 60,000
 Pnar India 319,000
 Pochury India 26,000
Pomla India 1,700
 Poumai India 148,000
 Poundra Bangladesh 31,000 ☀︎
 Poundra India 3,420,000
 Puroik India 5,000
 Rai India 144,000
 Rai Nepal 676,000
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 13,981,000 ☀︎
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 10,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,748,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 126,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 31,894,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,209,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,529,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 1,019,000 ☀︎
Rajput Chandrabansi India 121,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,474,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Nagbansi India 52,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,466,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) India 1,624,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Sisodia India 133,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Surajbansi India 298,000 ☀︎
 Rautia India 142,000
 Rengma India 80,000
Rona India 4,700
 Rongmei India 114,000
Sagarbanshi India 202,000 ☀︎
 Sahariya India 990,000 ☀︎
 Sangtam India 87,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,500
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,636,000
 Saora unspecified India 1,091,000
Saur India 175,000 ☀︎
Sauria Paharia India 59,000
 Sayyid India 9,135,000 ☀︎
 Sema India 278,000
Shabar India 608,000
 Shaikh Bhutan 9,400 ☀︎
Shaikh Nashya India 147,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh unspecified India 82,690,000 ☀︎
 Sherdukpen India 4,000
 Singpho India 9,500
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 9,601,000 ☀︎
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 744,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 102,000
 Sunri Sadhubanik India 315,000
 Sunuwar India 97,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 193,000 ☀︎
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 514,000 ☀︎
 Swangla India 11,000 ☀︎
Tagin India 71,000
 Tai Man India 6,100
Tai Taroi India 2,400 ☀︎
 Tamang India 279,000
Tangsa India 18,000
Tangsa Longchang India 3,600
Tangsa Moglum India 3,000
Tangsa Mossang India 4,400
Tangsa Taisen India 1,200
 Tangsa Tikhak India 2,600
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,716,000 ☀︎
 Tanu India 50,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 160,000 ☀︎
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 21,850,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 249,000
 Thakkar India 668,000 ☀︎
 Thakuri India 38,000
 Tharu India 530,000
 Tili India 1,299,000 ☀︎
 Tipera India 787,000
 Turi (Hindu traditions) India 396,000
Tutcha Nocte India 1,200
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar India 1,200
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,599,000 ☀︎
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) India 11,000 ☀︎
 Valmiki Mehtar India 145,000 ☀︎
 Varli India 1,424,000
 Wancho India 74,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 47,216,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,799,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Kaonra India 770,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Rawat India 1,634,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Sadgope India 3,072,000 ☀︎
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 163,000
 Yimchungra India 78,000
 Zeliang India 119,000
  Totals:  336     239

Language Alternate Names
Asambe
Asami
Asamiya
Axomiya
Jharwa
Kamrupi
Pidgin
Standard Assamese
Western Assamese

Dialects
Mayang
Musulmani Assamese

Dialect Alternate Names


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