Language:  Assamese

Approximate Global Speakers

17,251,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

26

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(26 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Ahom India 2,076,000
Assamese (Christian traditions) India 3,900
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) Bhutan 2,000 ☀︎
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 3,202,000 ☀︎
Assamese (Sikh traditions) India 1,300 ☀︎
 Bania Bhutan 3,900 ☀︎
Bania Brittal India 62,000 ☀︎
 Boria Assam India 219,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bhutan 6,200 ☀︎
 Brahmin Ganak India 70,000 ☀︎
 Dowaniya India 3,400 ☀︎
 Hira India 68,000 ☀︎
Hojai India 5,100
 Jalkeot India 30,000
 Kachari Sonwal Bhutan 1,100 ☀︎
 Kachari Sonwal India 331,000
 Kaibartta Bhutan 1,200 ☀︎
 Khambu Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Magar Bhutan 2,800 ☀︎
 Rabha Bhutan 1,600 ☀︎
 Rabha India 436,000
 Rai Bhutan 3,900 ☀︎
Ranabhat India 15,000 ☀︎
 Saloi India 5,400 ☀︎
 Tiwa India 287,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,900 ☀︎
  Totals:  26     23
SECONDARY Language
(330 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Abor India 1,900
 Adi India 82,000
Adi Gallong India 21,000
 Adi Minyong India 29,000
 Adi Padam India 16,000
Adi Pasi India 3,600
 Aka India 13,000
 Anal India 27,000
 Angami India 178,000
 Ao India 277,000
 Arleng India 698,000
Asur India 40,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,799,000 ☀︎
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,428,000 ☀︎
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) India 352,000
 Baiga India 676,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 30,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,789,000 ☀︎
 Bania Agrahari India 385,000 ☀︎
 Bania Bais India 155,000 ☀︎
Bania Barnawar India 81,000 ☀︎
 Bania Gahoi India 407,000 ☀︎
 Bania Gandha Banik India 349,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasarwani India 501,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasaundhan India 598,000 ☀︎
Bania Mahajan India 228,000 ☀︎
 Bania Mahesri India 440,000 ☀︎
 Bania Oswal India 498,000 ☀︎
 Bania Porwal India 392,000 ☀︎
 Bania Rauniar India 157,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified India 16,981,000 ☀︎
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,352,000
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) India 182,000 ☀︎
 Barman India 8,000
 Bauri India 2,343,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 660,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Moghal India 2,073,000 ☀︎
 Bhandari India 766,000 ☀︎
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,438,000 ☀︎
 Bharia Bhumia India 380,000 ☀︎
 Bhil unspecified India 14,556,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,900,000 ☀︎
 Bhoksa India 70,000 ☀︎
 Bhotia India 134,000
Bhottada India 548,000
 Bhuinhar India 1,156,000 ☀︎
 Bhuinmali India 189,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,503,000
 Bhumij India 1,328,000
 Bhumij Bangladesh 35,000
 Biate India 19,000
 Bind India 1,176,000 ☀︎
 Binjhia Bangladesh 6,800
 Binjhia India 211,000
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bishnupriya Manipuri India 103,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 6,600
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,727,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,651,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi India 449,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Jyoti India 152,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,100,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Radhi India 1,937,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Rikhisur India 62,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 585,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat India 717,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified Bangladesh 246,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,563,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Utkal India 221,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Vaidik India 230,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Varendra India 314,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 245,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) India 497,000 ☀︎
 Chakhesang India 185,000
 Chakma India 260,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,313,000
 Chang India 77,000
 Chero India 239,000
 Chhetri India 248,000
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Chik Baraik Bangladesh 8,700
 Chin Mara India 52,000
 Chiru India 11,000
 Christian India 1,565,000
 Christian Bangladesh 305,000
 Darjee India 59,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,475,000 ☀︎
 Deori India 61,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,305,000 ☀︎
 Dhanwar India 76,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,098,000 ☀︎
 Dhodia India 807,000 ☀︎
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 282,000 ☀︎
Dholi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 62,000 ☀︎
 Dura India 3,700
 Gadaba India 158,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 4,808,000 ☀︎
 Ganda India 1,504,000
 Gangai India 5,700 ☀︎
 Gangte India 26,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,305,000
 Gauda India 2,412,000 ☀︎
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 344,000 ☀︎
 Gond Maria India 1,803,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,129,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Gujjar (Hindu traditions) India 72,000
 Guria India 872,000 ☀︎
 Gurung Ghaleg India 129,000
 Hadi India 1,162,000
 Hajam India 2,350,000 ☀︎
 Hajang India 96,000
Hajang Banai India 5,900
 Halba India 866,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,710,000 ☀︎
 Haomei India 79,000
 Hmar India 116,000
 Ho Bangladesh 97,000
 Ho India 1,276,000
 Idu India 38,000
 Jat (Sikh traditions) India 8,723,000 ☀︎
 Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 221,000 ☀︎
 Jhalo Malo India 482,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 639,000 ☀︎
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,933,000 ☀︎
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 98,000 ☀︎
 Kachari Dimasa India 173,000
 Kachin India 44,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,742,000 ☀︎
 Kahha India 63,000
 Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 253,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta Jalia India 540,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified Bangladesh 253,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,634,000 ☀︎
 Kalingi India 325,000
Kandra India 786,000
 Kapali India 369,000 ☀︎
Karan India 627,000
 Kawar India 1,185,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,503,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,290,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha Karan India 643,000 ☀︎
 Khairwar India 498,000
 Khambu India 404,000
 Khamiyang India 1,600
 Khampti India 21,000
 Khandait India 2,076,000 ☀︎
 Kharia India 898,000
 Khasi India 1,477,000
 Khiamniungan India 73,000
 Kisan India 1,864,000
 Koch (Hindu traditions) India 60,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,679,000 ☀︎
 Kokna India 1,283,000
 Kol India 2,093,000 ☀︎
 Koli Dhor India 489,000
 Kolta India 802,000
 Konda Kapu India 25,000
 Konyak India 283,000
 Korku India 1,199,000
 Korwa India 537,000
 Koya unspecified India 777,000
 Kui Khond India 1,571,000
 Kuki Chin India 168,000
Kuki Chin Changsen India 2,900
Kuki Chin Khelma India 3,200
 Kuli India 19,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,811,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 71,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,681,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi Mahato India 303,000 ☀︎
Kusiari India 2,100 ☀︎
 Lisu Yobin India 3,600
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 153,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,340,000 ☀︎
Lohra India 308,000
Loi India 102,000 ☀︎
 Lotha India 210,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,783,000 ☀︎
 Madari (Muslim traditions) India 67,000 ☀︎
 Magar India 423,000
 Mahali India 97,000
Mahara India 5,900 ☀︎
 Mahishya India 12,283,000
 Mahli India 482,000
 Mahli Bangladesh 43,000
 Majhi India 143,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mal (Hindu traditions) India 2,086,000 ☀︎
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 179,000 ☀︎
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 11,821,000 ☀︎
 Malto India 224,000
 Maramei India 33,000
 Marma (Magh) India 55,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Mech Nepal 5,800
 Meena India 5,505,000
 Meitei (Manipur Muslim) India 235,000 ☀︎
 Meitei Kshatriya India 142,000
 Meitei Panan India 14,000 ☀︎
 Meitei Thanga India 140,000
 Meitei unspecified India 1,413,000
 Miji India 9,600
 Miju Mishmi India 11,000
 Miri India 824,000
 Mishmi India 3,900
 Mizo India 170,000
Mizo Lushai India 670,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 240,000 ☀︎
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,308,000
 Monpa India 48,000
Mukha Dhora India 52,000
 Munda Bhutan 2,000
 Munda India 4,363,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) India 3,713,000
 Naga India 20,000
 Naga Tangkhul India 236,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 177,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,275,000 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 644,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 4,900 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 3,840,000
 Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,167,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,710,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 598,000 ☀︎
Nishang India 3,400
 Nissi India 46,000
Nocte India 45,000
 Nyishi India 297,000
 Oraon India 5,311,000
 Oraon, Kurux Bhutan 10,000
Padam India 2,800
Paik India 260,000
 Pan India 1,611,000
 Pardhan India 376,000
 Pardhi India 433,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya India 36,000
 Parja unspecified India 391,000
Pasi India 1,200
 Patial India 47,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 142,000 ☀︎
 Patni (Hindu traditions) India 269,000 ☀︎
Pawi India 62,000
 Pnar India 330,000
 Pochury India 27,000
 Pod India 3,543,000
 Pod Bangladesh 31,000 ☀︎
Pomla India 1,800
 Poumai India 152,000
 Puroik India 5,200
 Rai India 148,000
 Rai Nepal 718,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 9,900
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 4,974,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 133,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,599,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,255,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,598,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 1,057,000 ☀︎
Rajput Chandrabansi India 125,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,609,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Nagbansi India 54,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,523,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) India 1,684,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Sisodia India 137,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Surajbansi India 309,000 ☀︎
 Rautia India 147,000
 Rengma India 83,000
 Rongmei India 118,000
Sagarbanshi India 208,000 ☀︎
 Sahariya India 1,027,000 ☀︎
 Sangtam India 90,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,400
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,944,000
 Saora unspecified India 944,000
Saur India 181,000 ☀︎
Sauria Paharia India 61,000
 Sayyid India 9,332,000 ☀︎
 Sema India 288,000
Shabar India 630,000
 Shaikh Bhutan 9,300 ☀︎
Shaikh Nashya India 153,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh unspecified India 71,553,000 ☀︎
 Sherdukpen India 4,200
Simong India 3,100
 Singpho India 9,800
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,308,000 ☀︎
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 644,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 108,000
 Sunri Sadhubanik India 326,000
 Sunuwar India 101,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 190,000 ☀︎
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 532,000 ☀︎
 Swangla India 11,000 ☀︎
Tagin India 73,000
 Tai Man India 6,900
Tai Taroi India 2,500 ☀︎
 Tamang India 276,000
Tangsa India 18,000
Tangsa Moglum India 3,100
Tangsa Taisen India 1,300
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,914,000 ☀︎
 Tanu India 52,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 158,000 ☀︎
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,524,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 258,000
 Thakkar India 693,000 ☀︎
 Thakuri India 39,000
 Tharu India 540,000
 Tili India 1,341,000 ☀︎
 Tipera India 814,000
 Turi (Hindu traditions) India 414,000
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar India 1,300
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,798,000 ☀︎
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) India 11,000 ☀︎
 Valmiki Mehtar India 150,000 ☀︎
 Varli India 1,476,000
 Wancho India 77,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 40,857,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,866,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Kaonra India 797,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Rawat India 1,692,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Sadgope India 3,178,000 ☀︎
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 164,000
 Yenadi India 800,000
 Yimchungra India 80,000
 Zeliang India 123,000
  Totals:  330     237

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

Dialects
Jharwa
Mayang
Musulmani Assamese
Standard Assamese
Western Assamese

Dialect Alternate Names


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