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Ethnic groups in Northeast India

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Naga people
ethnic group of India and Myanmar
Shan people
Southeast Asian ethnic group
Rakhine
ethnic group
Khasi people
ethnic group
Meitei people
ethnic group of India
Bodo tribe
Tribal people and linguistic group
Jingpo people
ethnic group
Lepcha people
East Asian ethnic group
Chakma people
Ethnic groups in South Asia
Garo people
ethnic group
Ahom people
ethnic group
Tamang people
ethnic group
Gurung people
an ethnic group, indigenous native of Nepal
Kachin people
confederation of ethnic groups who inhabit Kachin State (Myanmar), Yunnan Province (China) and Arunachal Pradesh and Assam (India)
Mizo people
ethnic group native to northeastern India
Kuki people
Kukis constitute one of several hill tribes within the Republic of India and Burma.
Limbu people
Ethnic group, indigenous native from Nepal
Magars
The Magars, also spelled Mangar and Mongar, are the Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to Nepal and Northeast India, representing 6.9% of Nepal's total population according to the 2021 Nepal census. They are one of the main Gurkha tribes.
Chhetri
Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: Kṣetrī) historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of whom trace their origin to migration from medieval India. Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governors, warriors and military elites in the medieval Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom (later unified Kingdom of Nepal). The nobility of the Gorkha Kingdom mainly originated from Chhetri families. They also had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. The bulk of prime
Khamti people
tribe
Kirati people
indigenous ethnic groups of the Himalayas
Bnei Menashe
group of Jews from India
Bhutia
thumb|A Bhutia woman with precious coral headdress, agate Buddhist prayer beads, turquoise earrings and silk chuba before 1915 in Darjeeling
Marma
Tribe group in Bangladesh
Adi people
indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
Nyishi people
ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India
Karbi people
ethnic group from Assam, India
Tipra People
ethnic group of North-East India and Bangladesh
Mishmi people
ethnic group
Hajong
Ethnic group
Bodo-Kachari people
ethnic group in Assam, India
Sunuwar
ethnic group
Rai people
ethnic group
Mising people
a community in North-East India.
Wancho people
Tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Dimasa people
ethnolinguistic group in Assam and Nagaland, India
Rajbongshi people
South Asian ethnic group
Rabha tribe
indigenous group of South Asia
Zou people
indigenous community living along the frontier of India and Burma, they are a sub-group of the Zo people (Mizo-Kuki-Chin).
Tai Phake people
Tai-speaking indigenous group in Assam
Bengali Hindus
ethno-linguistic and religious population from India and Bangladesh
Deori people
one of the major indigenous Assamese communities of Arunachal Pradesh and a Assam, India
Tanchangya people
indigenous ethnic group found in south Asia
Reang
Reang, also known as Bru, is one of the Tripuri clan of the Northeast Indian state. The Reangs can be found all over the Tripura state in India. However, they may also be found in Assam and Mizoram. Their language is similar to Kokborok and the language itself is the branch of Tibeto Burman, locally known as 'Kaubru'. They are known as "Riang" in the Indian Constitution. The Reang, on the other hand, identify as "Reang" rather than "Riang," and are often referred to as Bru. In the North East of India, the Brus call themselves as the Reangs, a semi-nomadic people who farm hillsides by the jhum
Hmar
ethnic group in India, Burma, and Bangladesh
Koch people
ethnic group in India and Bangladesh
Khamyang people
tribal group found primarily in Tinsukia district of Assam
Aka
ethnic group living in Northeast India
Pnar people
tribe of Meghalaya state of India, also known as Jaintia or Synteng
Khamba people
ethnic group from Arunachal Pradesh
Nocte people
tibeto-Burmese ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Poumai Naga
tibeto-Burman ethnic group in Manipur and Nagaland, Northeast India
Hill Miri people
tribal group in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Takpa people
subgroup of Mongpa people
Lotha Naga
major Naga ethnic group
Zo people
large group of related Tibeto-Burman Hill people spread throughout the northeastern states of India.
Kom people
ethnic group of Manipur, India
Turung people
people of north-east India
Aimol people
ethnic group