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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 edit
| Region | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Anga | Angika |
Assam edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Assam | Assamese | Assamese people |
Balochistan edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Balochistan | Balochi | Baloch people |
Baltistan edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Baltistan | Balti | Balti people |
Bengal (Bangla) edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal (Bangla) | Bengali | Bengalis |
Chittagonian edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Chittagong | Chittagonian dialect | Chittagonians |
Sylhet edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Sylhet | Sylheti dialect | Sylhetis |
Bhil Pradesh edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bhilistan | Bhili | Bhil people |
Bodoland edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bodoland | Bodo | Bodo people |
Chitral edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Chitral | Khowar-Chitrali | Kho people |
Chittagong (Chattogram) edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Chittagong (Chattogram) | Chittagonian language | Chittagonian people |
Garhwal edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Garhwal | Garhwali | Garhwali people |
Gujarat edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Gujarat | Gujarati | Gujarati people |
Hazarajat edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Hazarajat | Hazaragi | Hazaras |
Hindustani Belt edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi Belt | Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) | Hindustani people |
Subregions edit
Awadh edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Awadh | Awadhi dialect | Awadhis |
Bagar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bagar | Bagri dialect | Bagri people |
Bagelkhand edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bagelkhand | Bagheli dialect | Bagheli people |
Bhojpur-Purvanchal edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bhojpur-Purvanchal | Bhojpuri dialect | Bhojpuri people |
Braj edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Braj | Braj Bhasha dialect | Braji people |
Bundelkhand edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Bundelkhand | Bundeli dialect | Bundeli people |
Chhattisgarh edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarhi dialect | Chhattisgarhi people |
Chota Nagpur edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Chota Nagpur | Sadri (Nagpuri) dialect, Khortha, Kurmali | Sadan people, Nagpuria people |
Dhundhar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Dhundhar | Dhundari dialect | Dhundari people |
Hadoti edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Hadoti | Harauti dialect | Hadauti people |
Haryana edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Haryana | Haryanvi dialect | Haryanvi people |
Kannauj edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kannauj | Kannauji dialect | Kannauji people |
Magadha edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Magadha | Magahi dialect | Magahi people |
Malwa edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Malwa | Malvi dialect | Malvi people |
Marwar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Marwar | Marwari dialect | Marwari people |
Mewar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Mewar | Mewari dialect | Mewari people |
Mewat edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Mewat | Mewati dialect | Mewati people |
Nimar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Nimar | Nimadi dialect | Nimadi people |
Rohilkhand edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Rohilkhand | Rohilkhandi dialect | Rohilkhandi people |
Shekhawati edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhawati | Shekhawati dialect | Shekhawati people |
Tharparkar edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Tharparkar | Dhatki dialect | Dhatki (Thari) people |
Indus Kohistan edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Indus Kohistan (Abasin Kohistan) | Indus Kohistani (Maiyã, Shuthun, Abasin Kohistani) | Kohistani people |
Jammu edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Jammu | Dogri | Dogra |
Kalasha Desh edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kalasha Desh | Kalasha-mun | Kalash people |
Karnataka edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | Kannada | Kannada people |
Kashmir edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kashmir | Kashmiri | Kashmiris |
Kerala edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala | Malayalam | Malayali |
Konkan edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Konkan/Goa | Konkani | Konkani people |
Kumaon edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kumaon | Kumaoni | Kumaoni people |
Kutch (Kachchh) edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kutch (Kachchh) | Kutchi | Kutchi people |
Ladakh edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Ladakh | Ladakhi | Ladakhi people |
Maharashtra edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | Marathi | Marathi people |
Mithila edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Mithila | Maithili | Maithils |
Subregions edit
Bajjikanchal edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Subregion | Dialect | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Kosi—Seemanchal | Thēthi dialect |
Nuristan edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Nuristan | Nuristani | Nuristanis |
Odisha edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha | Odia | Odia people |
Pashtunistan (Pakhtunkhwa) edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Pashtunistan (Pakhtunkhwa) | Pashto | Pashtuns (Pathanis) |
Punjab edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Punjab | Punjabi and Punjabi dialects | Punjabis |
Sindh edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Sindh | Sindhi | Sindhis |
Sinhala edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Sinhala (all regions of Sri Lanka except the North and part of the East) |
Sinhalese | Sinhalese people |
Tamil Nadu edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu, India and Northern Province, Sri Lanka | Tamil | Tamils |
Telugu edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Telugu | Telugu people |
Tulu Nadu (Tulu Nad) edit
| Region | Language | Ethnolinguistic group |
|---|---|---|
| Tulu Nadu | Tulu | Tulu people |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- 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.