The following list is a list of ethnolinguistic regions of South Asia. An ethnolinguistic region indicates a region of people that are united by a common language and ethnicity. South Asia is the southern region of the Asian continent, consisting mostly of the Indian subcontinent and sub-Himalayan countries, including, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The population of South Asia is about 1.749 billion, putting it as the most populated region in the world.[1] The region is very linguistically diverse, with India alone having over 780 languages.[2]
Anga
Region | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Anga | Angika |
Assam
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Assam | Assamese | Assamese people |
Balochistan
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Balochistan | Balochi | Baloch people |
Baltistan
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Baltistan | Balti | Balti people |
Bengal (Bangla)
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bengal (Bangla) | Bengali | Bengalis |
Chittagonian
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Chittagong | Chittagonian dialect | Chittagonians |
Sylhet
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Sylhet | Sylheti dialect | Sylhetis |
Bhil Pradesh
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bhilistan | Bhili | Bhil people |
Bodoland
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bodoland | Bodo | Bodo people |
Chitral
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Chitral | Khowar-Chitrali | Kho people |
Chittagong (Chattogram)
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Chittagong (Chattogram) | Chittagonian language | Chittagonian people |
Garhwal
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Garhwal | Garhwali | Garhwali people |
Gujarat
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Gujarat | Gujarati | Gujarati people |
Hazarajat
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Hazarajat | Hazaragi | Hazaras |
Hindustani Belt
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Hindi Belt | Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) | Hindustani people |
Subregions
Awadh
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Awadh | Awadhi dialect | Awadhis |
Bagar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bagar | Bagri dialect | Bagri people |
Bagelkhand
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bagelkhand | Bagheli dialect | Bagheli people |
Bhojpur-Purvanchal
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bhojpur-Purvanchal | Bhojpuri dialect | Bhojpuri people |
Braj
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Braj | Braj Bhasha dialect | Braji people |
Bundelkhand
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bundelkhand | Bundeli dialect | Bundeli people |
Chhattisgarh
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarhi dialect | Chhattisgarhi people |
Chota Nagpur
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Chota Nagpur | Sadri (Nagpuri) dialect, Khortha, Kurmali | Sadan people, Nagpuria people |
Dhundhar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Dhundhar | Dhundari dialect | Dhundari people |
Hadoti
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Hadoti | Harauti dialect | Hadauti people |
Haryana
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Haryana | Haryanvi dialect | Haryanvi people |
Kannauj
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kannauj | Kannauji dialect | Kannauji people |
Magadha
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Magadha | Magahi dialect | Magahi people |
Malwa
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Malwa | Malvi dialect | Malvi people |
Marwar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Marwar | Marwari dialect | Marwari people |
Mewar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Mewar | Mewari dialect | Mewari people |
Mewat
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Mewat | Mewati dialect | Mewati people |
Nimar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Nimar | Nimadi dialect | Nimadi people |
Rohilkhand
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Rohilkhand | Rohilkhandi dialect | Rohilkhandi people |
Shekhawati
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Shekhawati | Shekhawati dialect | Shekhawati people |
Tharparkar
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Tharparkar | Dhatki dialect | Dhatki (Thari) people |
Indus Kohistan
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Indus Kohistan (Abasin Kohistan) | Indus Kohistani (Maiyã, Shuthun, Abasin Kohistani) | Kohistani people |
Jammu
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Jammu | Dogri | Dogra |
Kalasha Desh
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kalasha Desh | Kalasha-mun | Kalash people |
Karnataka
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Karnataka | Kannada | Kannada people |
Kashmir
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kashmir | Kashmiri | Kashmiris |
Kerala
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kerala | Malayalam | Malayali |
Konkan
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Konkan/Goa | Konkani | Konkani people |
Kumaon
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kumaon | Kumaoni | Kumaoni people |
Kutch (Kachchh)
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kutch (Kachchh) | Kutchi | Kutchi people |
Ladakh
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Ladakh | Ladakhi | Ladakhi people |
Maharashtra
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Maharashtra | Marathi | Marathi people |
Mithila
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Mithila | Maithili | Maithils |
Subregions
Bajjikanchal
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Bajjikanchal[3] | Bajjika |
Note :- Some people consider Bajjika to be a dialect of Maithili while some others consider it to be a separate language.[4]
Kosi—Seemanchal
Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Kosi—Seemanchal | Thēthi dialect |
Nuristan
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Nuristan | Nuristani | Nuristanis |
Odisha
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Odisha | Odia | Odia people |
Pashtunistan (Pakhtunkhwa)
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Pashtunistan (Pakhtunkhwa) | Pashto | Pashtuns (Pathanis) |
Punjab
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Punjab | Punjabi and Punjabi dialects | Punjabis |
Sindh
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Sindh | Sindhi | Sindhis |
Sinhala
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Sinhala (all regions of Sri Lanka except the North and part of the East) |
Sinhalese | Sinhalese people |
Tamil Nadu
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Tamil Nadu, India and Northern Province, Sri Lanka | Tamil | Tamils |
Telugu
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Telugu | Telugu people |
Tulu Nadu (Tulu Nad)
Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
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Tulu Nadu | Tulu | Tulu people |
See also
References
- ↑ "World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision". 2013-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ↑ "freedom@70: Seven decades after Independence, many small languages in India face extinction threat - The Economic Times". 2019-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ↑ Abhishek Kashyap 2014, p. 1.
- ↑ Mithilesh Kumar Jha 2017.
Works cited
- Abhishek Kashyap (2014). "On the linguistic resources of Bajjika". In Vibha Chauhan (ed.). The People's Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. 6: The Languages of Bihar. Orient Blackswan.
- Mithilesh Kumar Jha (2017). Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India: Making of the Maithili Movement. Oxford University Press India. ISBN 978-0-19-909172-0.
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