Language:  Kumaoni

Approximate Global Speakers

3,381,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

6

Scripture Status

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Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(6 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Brahmin Halbani India 331,000
 Rajput Khasiya India 158,000
 Rajput Kumaoni India 601,000
Rajput Kumaoni Thakur India 102,000
Shah India 7,200
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) India 1,106,000
  Totals:  6     6
SECONDARY Language
(310 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 248,000
Ager (Hindu traditions) India 17,000
 Aghori India 82,000
 Agri India 523,000
 Ahar India 1,734,000
 Ahar Nepal 2,300
Anglo India 158,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
 Arain (Hindu traditions) India 333,000
 Arain (Muslim traditions) India 154,000
 Arakh India 713,000
 Arora (Hindu traditions) India 4,869,000
 Arora (Sikh traditions) India 551,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 38,000
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) India 704,000
Badhi (Hindu traditions) India 96,000
Badhi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 45,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,456,000
 Baghban (Hindu traditions) India 750,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) India 985,000
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) Nepal 18,000
 Baiga India 683,000
 Baira India 8,800
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 283,000
Bajania India 36,000
 Bajgi India 37,000
 Balahar (Hindu traditions) India 6,000
 Balai (Hindu traditions) India 2,688,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) India 88,000
 Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,080,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
 Bania Agrahari India 388,000
Bania Dhusar India 240,000
 Bania Gahoi India 413,000
 Bania Kasarwani India 505,000
 Bania Kasaundhan India 602,000
Bania Mahajan India 229,000
 Bania Mahesri India 443,000
 Bania Mahur India 1,038,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Bania unspecified Nepal 126,000
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) India 183,000
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) India 389,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 663,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Beriya (Hindu traditions) India 55,000
 Bhantu India 15,000
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,447,000
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,647,000
 Bhisti India 653,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
Bhoi Kharot India 216,000
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat India 733,000
 Bhoksa India 71,000
 Bhotia India 136,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,768,000
 Bhuyiar India 40,000
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) India 109,000
 Brahmin Bohara Nepal 1,200
Brahmin Chaube India 44,000
 Brahmin Gangadi India 90,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
 Brahmin Hill Nepal 3,726,000
 Brahmin Jijhotia India 613,000
 Brahmin Joshi India 452,000
Brahmin Jyoti India 154,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
 Brahmin Khandelwal India 342,000
 Brahmin Maha India 235,000
 Brahmin Ojha India 63,000
Brahmin Palliwal India 106,000
Brahmin Rikhisur India 62,000
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 589,000
 Brahmin Sanadhya India 3,262,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
 Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Brahmin Utkal India 221,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,837,000
 Chhetri India 295,000
 Chhetri Nepal 5,092,000
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) India 147,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) India 138,000
 Darjee India 56,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 8,600
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) India 1,202,000
Darzi (Sikh traditions) India 47,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,331,000
 Dhanuk India 5,035,000
 Dhanuk Nepal 255,000
 Dharkar India 165,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi India 230,000
 Dhobi Kanaujia India 575,000
 Dhobi Sribastab India 211,000
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 284,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,574,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) Nepal 16,000
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) India 6,701,000
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Nepal 242,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 4,825,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Nepal 9,300
 Gadaria Dhingar India 1,427,000
 Gadaria Nikhad India 1,646,000
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) India 518,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 530,000
 Gond Muria India 821,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gosain Nepal 2,000
 Gosain Dasnami India 484,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
 Gual India 1,700
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 8,549,000
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) India 553,000
Gujar (Sikh traditions) India 55,000
Habura India 9,000
 Hadi India 1,170,000
 Hajam India 2,368,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 97,000
 Jat (Hindu traditions) India 16,163,000
 Jat (Muslim traditions) India 556,000
 Jat (Sikh traditions) India 8,794,000
Jat Ahlawat (Hindu traditions) India 102,000
Jat Bains (Hindu traditions) India 40,000
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) India 46,000
Jat Barh (Hindu traditions) India 119,000
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) India 185,000
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) India 81,000
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) India 157,000
 Jat Dalal (Hindu traditions) India 144,000
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) India 328,000
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) India 200,000
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) India 190,000
 Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) India 93,000
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) India 230,000
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) India 44,000
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) India 282,000
Jat Hela India 274,000
 Jat Jakhar (Hindu traditions) India 118,000
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions) India 64,000
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) India 197,000
 Jat Pachhade (Hindu traditions) India 376,000
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) India 142,000
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) India 154,000
 Jat Sangwan (Hindu traditions) India 129,000
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions) India 69,000
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) India 471,000
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) India 397,000
 Jat Thakurela India 152,000
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) India 64,000
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) India 67,000
 Jaunsari India 111,000
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) India 483,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) India 71,000
 Julaha India 983,000
 Kabirpanthi India 98,000
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 4,962,000
 Kachhi Kachhwaha India 1,426,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,759,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 63,000
Kahar (Muslim traditions) India 99,000
Kahar (Sikh traditions) India 92,000
 Kalabaz India 14,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 2,697,000
 Kalwar Jaiswal India 1,161,000
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) India 591,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 252,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 3,500
 Kapariya India 30,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
 Kayastha Sribastab India 1,151,000
 Khairwar India 501,000
 Khandait India 2,067,000
 Kharwar India 677,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) India 2,802,000
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) India 359,000
 Kisan India 1,942,000
 Kisan Nepal 2,600
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,732,000
 Kol India 2,102,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 2,600
 Kuki Chin Myanmar (Burma) 33,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) India 82,000
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) India 354,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,664,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 268,000
 Labana (Sikh traditions) India 396,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) India 6,156,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) Nepal 39,000
 Lodha Jariya India 1,806,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 120,000
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) India 743,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,801,000
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) India 643,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
Mali Bhagirathi India 100,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) India 3,107,000
 Manihar India 679,000
 Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) India 68,000
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) India 3,406,000
 Megh (Hindu traditions) India 4,739,000
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) India 253,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,328,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 16,000
 Murao (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) India 3,741,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 272,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 137,000
 Nai (Sikh traditions) India 389,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 592,000
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) India 5,914,000
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 4,600
 Pasi Kaithwan India 1,044,000
 Pasi Rajpasi India 1,591,000
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) India 308,000
 Pinjara India 3,938,000
 Qassab India 1,284,000
 Rajbhar Nepal 13,000
Raji India 2,400
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Nepal 44,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,260,000
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,610,000
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) India 245,000
 Rajput Bhadauria India 309,000
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 1,064,000
 Rajput Chandel India 405,000
Rajput Chandrabansi India 125,000
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,643,000
 Rajput Dikhit India 317,000
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) India 686,000
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) India 383,000
 Rajput Gaur India 801,000
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) India 461,000
Rajput Jadu India 346,000
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) India 102,000
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) India 79,000
 Rajput Kinwar India 35,000
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) India 304,000
 Rajput Nau India 325,000
 Rajput Parihar India 478,000
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,535,000
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) India 1,697,000
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) India 241,000
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) India 129,000
 Rajput Sengar India 484,000
 Rajput Solanki India 366,000
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) India 406,000
 Rajput Surajbansi India 306,000
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) India 543,000
 Rajwar India 727,000
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) India 559,000
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
 Rawat India 930,000
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) India 1,159,000
 Saini (Hindu traditions) India 843,000
 Saini (Sikh traditions) India 701,000
Sapela India 2,900
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) India 107,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
 Shaikh Nepal 948,000
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,727,000
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 9,019,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 70,000
Silpkar (Muslim traditions) India 700
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 76,000
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) India 224,000
Sonar Bawaria India 39,000
Sonar Bhojpuria India 38,000
Sonar Choralia India 39,000
Sonar Tejania India 39,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) India 1,247,000
 Tawaif (Hindu traditions) India 22,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 428,000
 Teli (Muslim traditions) India 2,026,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
 Tharu India 536,000
 Tharu Rana India 15,000
 Turaiha India 434,000
Valmiki (Christian traditions) India 126,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Nepal 6,600
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) India 291,000
 Valmiki Mehtar India 151,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
 Yadav Gola India 5,680,000
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) India 5,827,000
 Yadav Rawat India 1,720,000
  Totals:  310     306

Language Alternate Names
Central Kumaoni
Kamaoni
Kumau
Kumauni
Kumawani
Kumgoni
Kumman
Kunayaoni
Northeastern Kumaoni
Southeastern Kumaoni
Western Kumaoni

Dialects
Askoti
Bhabari of Rampur
Central Kumaoni
Central Kumauni
Chaugarkhiya
Danpuriya
Gangola
Johari
Khasparjiya
Kumaiya Pachhai
Northeastern Kumaoni
Northeastern Kumauni
Pashchimi
Phaldakotiya
Rau-chaubhaisi
Sirali
Soriyali
Southeastern Kumaoni
Southeastern Kumauni
Western Kumaoni
Western Kumauni

Dialect Alternate Names
Algora
Central Kumaoni
Kali Kumauni
Kumaoni: Algora
Kumaoni: Pithoragarh
Kumauni: Central
Kumauni: Central Kumauni
Kumauni: Northeastern
Kumauni: Pashchimi
Kumauni: Soriyali
Kumauni: Southeastern
Kumauni: Western
Northeastern Kumaoni
Pithoragarh
Southeastern Kumaoni
Western Kumaoni