World Ethnic Group – B

Ethnic Group: B’laan, Davao

Population: 94,885 (Total B'laan population, NCCA)

Language(s): B'laan, Cebuano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• B’laan, Koronadal
• B’laan, Sarangani

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Davao Delights, http://davaodelights.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html

Ethnic Group: B’laan, Koronadal

Population: 94,885 (Total B'laan population, NCCA)

Language(s): B'laan Koronadal, Cebuano

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Kate Darle, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/236509417908630857/

Ethnic Group: B’laan, Sarangani

Population: 94,885 (Total B'laan population, NCCA)

Language(s): B'laan Sarangani, Cebuano

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• B’laan, Koronadal
• B’laan, Davao

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Photo By: Sarangani Indigenous Peoples Group (Jay Escalante), http://saranganikatutubo.weebly.com/blaan.html

Ethnic Group: Baarin

Population: 317,000

Language(s): Baarin dialect, Mandarin Chinese, Kazakh, Uyghur

Religion: Traditional Religion, Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Babongo (Bongo)

Population: 12,000

Language(s): Tsogho, Kaning'i, Teke,

Religion: Bwiti

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Photo By: www.ipacc.org.za

Ethnic Group: Babuza

Population: 35 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Babuza (extinct), Taiwanese, Mandarin

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Ketagalan
• Tsou
• Luilang
• Amis
• Atayal
• Bunun
• Paiwan
• Puyuma
• Rukai

Religion: Animism, Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Badaga

Population: 135,000 (2001, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Badaga

Religion: Hinduism

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Photo By: Emma Thomas on flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/emma2thomas/4256369892/

Ethnic Group: Badhai (Barhai)

Population: 105,300 (India & Nepal)

Language(s): Hindi, Bhojpuri, Pahari, Punjabi, Awadhi

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Badi

Population: 70,000

Language(s): Badi

Religion: Christianity, Hinduism

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Photo By: Thomas Kelly, http://www.thomaslkellyphotos.com/

Ethnic Group: Badimia

Population: 500

Language(s): Badimia (nearle extinct), Yamadyi

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Ethnic Group: Badjao

Population: 26,400 (Philippine Census)

Language(s): Sama

Religion: Ethnic religion, Islam

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Photo By: Rehahn, http://www.rehahnphotographer.com/

Ethnic Group: Badjiri

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Photo By: Epoch Times, http://www.theepochtimes.com/

Ethnic Group: Baduy

Population: 12,000-13,000

Language(s): Baduy

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Sundanese
• Bantenese

Religion: Agama Sunda Wiwitan, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

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Photo By: Kompas, http://foto.kompas.com/photo/detail/2016/04/06/6678916531 10001459875642/1/Potret.Baduy.di.Tengah.Arus.Perubahan

Ethnic Group: Baffinland Inuit

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Language(s): Inuktituk, English

Religion: Christianity, Shamanism

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Photo By: Canada's First Peoples, http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_inuit1.html

Ethnic Group: Bafia

Population: 60,000 (1991, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bafia

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Tikar

Religion: Christianity, Islam

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Photo By: Bafia Image Bohumil Holas, http://collections.quaibranly.fr/

Ethnic Group: Bafumbira

Population: 713,231

Language(s): Rufumbira

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• Shona
• Luba
• Zulu
• Sukuma
• Kikuyu

Religion: Christianity, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Baga

Population: 60,000

Language(s): Baga

Religion: Animism, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Baganda (Ganda)

Population: 5,500,000

Language(s): Ganda

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Shona
• Luba
• Zulu
• Sukuma
• Kikuyu

Religion: Christianity, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Baggara

Population: more than 6,000,000

Language(s): Chadian Arabic, Sudanese Arabic

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bedouin

Religion: Muslim (Sufi, Sunni), Coptic Christian, Shia

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Photo By: Rita Willaert, https://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje/3122899041

Ethnic Group: Baghulal (Bagvalal)

Population: 1,450 (2010, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Baghulalian(Bagvalal), Avarian, Russian

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bagirmi

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Ethnic Group: Bagobo

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Language(s): Bagobo

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Ethnic Religion, Roman Catholic

Claim to Fame: Bagobos are considered the most colorful people of the Philippines whose abaca clothing is enclosed with numerous tiny brass bells

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Cuisine: Nilutlot na Manok sa Gata

Photo By: Ang Tribu, http://www.angtribu.com/

Ethnic Group: Bagu

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Ethnic Group: Bagulal

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Religion: Sunni Muslim

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Ethnic Group: Bagwa Zimakani

Population: 1,500 (1990 UBS)

Language(s): Zimakani

Religion: Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Bagwe

Population: 525,000 (2014 census)

Language(s): Lugwe, Swahili, Oluluyia, English

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bahau

Population: 22,000

Language(s): Bahau, Indonesian

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Kenyah
• Kayan

Religion: Christianity, Kaharingan

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Photo By: Michael Palmieri, https://www.facebook.com/michael.bali.5

Ethnic Group: Bahinemo

Population: 650

Language(s): Bahinemo

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bahing

Population: 15,250 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bahing, Nepali

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Rai

Religion: Hindu, Traditional religion, Christian

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Ethnic Group: Bahnar (Ba Na)

Population: 227,000

Language(s): Bahnar, Vietnamese

Religion: Traditional religion, Christianity

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Photo By: Sapa Tourism, https://www.sapatourisme.com/

Ethnic Group: Bahrani

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Religion: Shia Islam

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Photo By: Ali Thamer, https://www.flickr.com/photos/alithamer/

Ethnic Group: Bahun

Population: 3,226,903

Language(s): Nepali

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• Garhwali
• Kumauni
• Khas
• Khas-Chhetri

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bai

Population: 1,858,063 (2000)

Language(s): Bai, Chinese

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Han

Religion: Buddhism, Benzhuism

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Photo By: Friendly Borders

Ethnic Group: Baiali

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Ethnic Group: Baiga

Population: 150,000

Language(s): Hindi, Chhattisgarhi

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Santal
• Ho
• Munda

Religion: Sarnaism, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Baijungu

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Ethnic Group: Bailgu

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Ethnic Group: Baima

Population: 15,000

Language(s): Baima

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Qiang
• Tibetan

Religion: Tibetan Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Baining

Population: 11,000

Language(s): Baining

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bainoa

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Ethnic Group: Bainuk

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Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bajuni

Population: less than 100,000

Language(s): Kibajuni

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Swahili
• Comorian

Religion: Islam

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Photo By: Safari Doctors, https://www.instagram.com/safaridoctors/

Ethnic Group: Baka (Bayaka)

Population: 35,500

Language(s): Baka, Ganzi, Gundi

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• Aka

Religion: Traditional Belief

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Photo By: Kwekudee, http://kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com/2013/08/baka-pygmy-people-renowned-pygmy-people.html

Ethnic Group: Bakairi

Population: 930 (Sesai 2012)

Language(s): Bakairi

Religion: Christianity, Traditional beliefs

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Cuisine: manioc, rice, bananas, sugarcane, maize

Ethnic Group: Bakanambia

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Ethnic Group: Bakarwal

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Language(s): Punjabi, Urdu, Dogri, Kashmiri, Hindi

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Gujjar (Gurjar)

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Photo By: ZeePack, https://www.flickr.com/photos/zeepack/

Ethnic Group: Bakhtiari

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Language(s): Bakhtiari Lurish

Religion: Shia Muslim

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Photo By: Ali Golshan, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563724078327577015/

Ethnic Group: Bakonzo

Population: 851,000 (2014 census)

Language(s): Konzo

Religion: Traditional Religion, Christianity

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Photo By: The Ugandan, http://www.theugandan.info/

Ethnic Group: Bakossi

Population: 200,000

Language(s): Akoose

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Mbo (Cameroon)

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bakumpai

Population: 160,000

Language(s): Bakumpai

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Ngaju
• Dayak

Religion: Islam, Christianity

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Photo By: BN (Borneo News), http://www.borneonews.co.id

Ethnic Group: Balanda Bor

Population: 40,000 - 50,000

Language(s): Balanda Bor, Balanda Viri

Religion: Ethnic Religion, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Balanda Bviri

Population: 40,000

Language(s): Bviri

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Balangao

Population: 30,000

Language(s): Farangao

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Ethnic Group: Balangingi

Population: 93,000

Language(s): Balangingi, Arabic

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Balanta

Population: 442,000

Language(s): Balanta, Kriol

Religion: Islam, Animism, Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Balantak

Population: 38,500

Language(s): Balantak

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Ethnic Group: Bali Aga

Population: 300 (estimate)

Language(s): Indonesian, Balinese

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Madurese
• Javanese
• Balinese

Religion: Balinese Hinduism, Folk Hinduism, Animism

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Photo By: Friendly Borders

Ethnic Group: Balinese

Population: 4,200,000

Language(s): Balinese, Indonesian, Sasak

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• Sasak
• Javanese
• Sundanese

Religion: Balinese Hinduism

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Photo By: Friendly Borders

Ethnic Group: Balkar

Population: 314,000 (2010, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Karachay-Balkar, Russian

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Photo By: Suzani Decor, http://suzani.tumblr.com/tagged/caucasian

Ethnic Group: Ballardong

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Ethnic Group: Baloch (Baluch)

Population: 10,000,000

Language(s): Balochi, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, Brahui

Religion: Sunni Muslim

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Photo By: Nadeem Khawar, https://www.flickr.com/photos/nadeemkhawar/

Ethnic Group: Balti

Population: 247,520 (1998)

Language(s): Balti

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• Tibetan
• Dard
• Ladakhi

Religion: Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon, Sufia Nurbakhshia

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Ethnic Group: Baltic German

Population: 5,000

Language(s): High German, Low German

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• Estonian Swede
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Ethnic Group: Bamar

Population: 31,000,000

Language(s): Burmese

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• Chakma
• Imraguen
• Tibetan
• Yi (Lolo)
• Rakhine
• Nakhi

Religion: Theravada Buddhism

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Photo By: Leonid Plotkin, https://www.flickr.com/photos/_leonid/

Ethnic Group: Bambara

Population: 2,000,000

Language(s): Bambara

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• Jola
• Malinke (Mandinka)
• Soninke

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bamileke

Population: 6,592,000

Language(s): Bamileke

Religion: Traditional African religion, Christianity, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bamu

Population: 7,900

Language(s): Bamu

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bamum

Population: 215,000

Language(s): Bamum

Religion: Ethnic religion, Muslim, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Ban Rawat

Population: 670 (1998)

Language(s): Rawat, Kumaoni

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Banaro

Population: 4,200

Language(s): Banaro

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Banat Swabian

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Ethnic Group: Banawá

Population: 207 (Siasi/Sesai, 2014)

Language(s): Banawá

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• Jamamadi

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Ethnic Group: Banbai

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Ethnic Group: Banda

Population: 1,000,000

Language(s): Banda-Ndele, Sango

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• Gbaya

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Ethnic Group: Bandi

Population: 5,300

Language(s): Telugu

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bangash

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Religion: Islam (Shia, Sunni)

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Ethnic Group: Banggai

Population: 125,000 (People Groups)

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Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Banggala

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Ethnic Group: Bangladeshi

Population: 156,186,882 (CIA, July 2016 est.)

Language(s): Bengali, Sylheti, Rangpuri, Chatgaya

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Photo By: David Lazar, davidlazarphoto.com/

Ethnic Group: Bangladeshi American

Population: 277,000 (Migration Policy Institute Study 2014)

Language(s): American English, Bengali

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Ethnic Group: Bangon (Mangyan)

Population: 9,370 (2009 NCIP)

Language(s): Buhid

Religion: Ethnic religion

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Photo By: Mangyan Heritage Center, Mangyan.org

Ethnic Group: Bangwaketse

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Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bani

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Ethnic Group: Bani Hajir

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Ethnic Group: Bani Khalid

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Ethnic Group: Bani Shehr

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Ethnic Group: Baniwa

Population: 7,145 (Siasi/Sesai, 2014)

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Ethnic Group: Banjar

Population: 4,224,000

Language(s): Banjar, Indonesian, Malay

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Photo By: Borneo Post online, http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/09/26/south-kalimantan/

Ethnic Group: Banjara

Population: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000

Language(s): Telugu, Urdu, Lamani

Religion: Hinduism, Traditional Religion, Christianity

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Photo By: Lambadi Youth Association, http://www.lambadiyouth.tk/2012/08/gallery.html#.V8pya1QrLMw

Ethnic Group: Bannock

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Religion: Native American Church, Sun Dance, Christianity, Traditional Tribal religion, Ghost Dance

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Ethnic Group: Bantar

Population: 196,500

Language(s): Bantar

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bantenese

Population: 4,657,784

Language(s): Javanese, Sundanese, Betawi

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Ethnic Group: Bantoanon

Population: 75,000 (2011 Governor’s Office, Romblon Province)

Language(s): Asi, Romblomanon, Inonhan

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bantu

Population: over 100,000,000

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Religion: Christianity, Islam, Traditional African religion

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Photo By: Elsabe, https://elsabe.aminus3.com

Ethnic Group: Banwaon

Population: 11,500

Language(s): Agusan Manobo

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Photo By: Ralph Fernandez, https://www.flickr.com/photos/eloquenteye/

Ethnic Group: Banyala

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• Shona
• Luba
• Zulu
• Sukuma
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Ethnic Group: Banyankole

Population: 3,370,000 (2014 census)

Language(s): Nyankore, Chiga, English

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Ethnic Group: Banyumasan

Population: 8,773,000

Language(s): Banyumasan

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• Sundanese
• Osing

Religion: Islam (Sunni), Kejawen, Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Banziri

Population: 38,600

Language(s): Gbanziri

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Ethnic Group: Baoule

Population: 3,844,000 (Joshua Project)

Language(s): Baoule, French

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Ethnic Group: Bara (Brazil)

Population: 30 (Siasi/Sesai, 2014)

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Ethnic Group: Bara (Malagasy)

Population: 922,000

Language(s): Malagasy

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• Bantu
• Betsileo
• Merina
• Sihanaka
• Betsimisaraka
• Mahafaly

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Photo By: Luca Gargano, https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mother+and+child&page=20

Ethnic Group: Baraba Baraba

Population: 5 (Ethnologue)

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Ethnic Group: Baraba Tatar

Population: 101,000 (2012 M. Sagidullin)

Language(s): Baraba, Tatar, Russian

Religion: Sunni Muslim, Shamanism

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Ethnic Group: Barabaig

Population: 50,000

Language(s): Datooga

Religion: Traditional Religion, Christian

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Ethnic Group: Barada

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Ethnic Group: Barai

Population: 7,300

Language(s): Namiae

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Barai

Population: 450,000

Language(s): Hindi, Awadhi

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Barama River Carib

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Ethnic Group: Baramu (Nepal)

Population: 7,700

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Ethnic Group: Baranbinja

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Ethnic Group: Baranzai

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Ethnic Group: Barasana

Population: Brazil - 55 (Siasi/Sesai 2014), Colombia - 939 (1998)

Language(s): Barasana, Spanish

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• Tucano
• Desana
• Bara (Malagasy)
• Macuna
• Cubeo
• Tatuyo

Religion: Catholicism, Protestantism, Traditional Tribal Religion

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Ethnic Group: Barbadian (Bajan)

Population: 291,495 (CIA, 2016)

Language(s): English (Bajan, British English, American English)

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Barbadian American

Population: 62,000

Language(s): American English, Barbadian English

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• Barbadian British
• Barbadian Brazilian
• Indo-Caribbean

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Barbadian Brazilian

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• Barbadian British

Religion: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Animism

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Ethnic Group: Barbadian British

Population: 18,672 (2011 Census)

Language(s): British English, Bajan English

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• Barbadian Canadian
• Barbadian Brazilian
• Indo-Guyanese

Religion: Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Barbadian Canadian

Population: 34,340 (2011)

Language(s): English

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• Barbadian American
• Barbadian British
• Barbadian Brazilian
• Indo-Caribbean

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bardi

Population: 160 (2006 census)

Language(s): Bardi, English, Kriol

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Baré

Population: Brazil - 11,472 (Siasi/Sesai 2014), Venezuela - 2,815 (INE 2001)

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Ethnic Group: Barentu Oromo

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Language(s): Oromo

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• Oromo
• Beja
• Afar

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Protestant

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Ethnic Group: Barga Mongol

Population: 2,989

Language(s): Barga dialect

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• Buryat

Religion: Shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Bari

Population: 655,000 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bari, Kakwa

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• Mandari
• Kakwa
• Pojulu
• Kalenjin
• Luo
• Acholi
• Alur
• Adhola
• Ateker
• Teso
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Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Bariba

Population: 1,400,000

Language(s): English, Bariba French

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Religion: Traditional Religion, Islam, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Barkindji (Paakantyi)

Population: 4 (2005 AUSTLANG)

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Ethnic Group: Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa

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Ethnic Group: Barona

Population: 507

Language(s): English, Tipai, Ipai

Religion: Traditional tribal, Roman Cathoicism

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Ethnic Group: Barona Band of Mission Indians

Population:

Language(s): Ipai, Tipai, English

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• Quechan
• Kiliwa
• Cocopah Indian Tribe

Religion: Traditional tribal religion, Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Barrumbinya

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Ethnic Group: Bartang

Population: 5,800

Language(s): Shughni, Tajiki

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Barua

Population: 12,500

Language(s): Bengali, Chittagonian

Religion: Mahayana Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Barunggam

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Ethnic Group: Baruuli

Population: 232,000

Language(s): Luluuli

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• Shona
• Luba
• Zulu
• Tiv
• Sukuma
• Kikuyu

Religion: African Traditional Religion, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Baruya

Population: 12,000

Language(s): Baruya

Religion: Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Basay

Population:

Language(s): Basay (extinct), Taiwanese, Mandarin

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• Atayal
• Bunun
• Hlaalua
• Kuvalan (Kavalan)
• Tsou
• Paiwan
• Puyuma
• Rukai

Religion: Animism, Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Bashilele

Population: 102,000

Language(s): Lele

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bashkarik

Population: 85,000

Language(s): Kalami

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bashkir

Population: 1,590,000 (2010, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bashkir, Russian

Religion: Sunni Muslim

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Ethnic Group: Basketo

Population: 101,560

Language(s): Basketo

Religion: Christianity (Ethiopian Orthodox)

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Ethnic Group: Basoga

Population:

Language(s): Lusoga, Luganda

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Basotho (Sotho)

Population: 5,300,000

Language(s): Sesotho, English

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• Pedi

Religion: Christian, African Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Basque

Population: 2,846,800

Language(s): Basque, Spanish, French

Religion: Roman Catholic

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Ethnic Group: Basque American

Population: 57,793

Language(s): American English, Basque, Spanish, French

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Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Basque Argentine

Population: 3,500,000

Language(s): Rioplatense Spanish, Basque, French

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• Basque
• Basque Colombian
• Basque American
• Basque Chilean

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Basque Chilean

Population: 1,600,000

Language(s): Euskera (Basque), Chilean Spanish, French

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• Basque
• Basque American
• Basque Argentine
• Basque Colombian
• French
• Spaniard
• Galician

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Basque Colombian

Population: 3,405,800

Language(s): Basque, Colombian Spanish

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• Basque
• Basque Argentine
• Basque Chilean
• Basque American
• Galician
• Catalan
• Spaniard

Religion: Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Lutheranism

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Ethnic Group: Bassa

Population: 653,730

Language(s): Bassa, Kru, English

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• Kru
• Grebo
• Krahn

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bassari

Population: 39,100

Language(s): Oniyan (Bassari)

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Basseri

Population: 72,000

Language(s): Persian

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Religion: Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Baster

Population: 25,000

Language(s): Afrikaans, English

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• Griqua
• Khoi

Religion: Protestant

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Ethnic Group: Basua

Population: 100

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Ethnic Group: Batahin

Population: 308,000

Language(s): Sudanese Arabic

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Batak (Philippines)

Population: 2,040 (1990 census)

Language(s): Batak, Tagbanwa

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• Ayta, Ambala
• Ayta, Bataan
• Ayta, Mag-Anchi
• Ayta, Mag-Indi
• Ati (Negrito)

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Batek

Population: 1,160 (2008 JHEOA)

Language(s): Batek, Malay

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• Lanoh
• Semang

Religion: Traditional, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Batin

Population: 1,000,000 (2000 census)

Language(s): Jambi Malay, Indonesian

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Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Batjala

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Ethnic Group: Batoro (Toro)

Population: 810,708

Language(s): Tooro (Rutooro)

Religion: Christian, Traditional Religion, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Batsbi

Population: 3,000 (estimate)

Language(s): Bats, Georgian

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Ethnic Group: Baul

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Ethnic Group: Baure

Population: 1,000

Language(s): Baure (Extinct), Spanish

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Ethnic Group: Bauzi

Population: 1,500 (1991 SIL)

Language(s): Bauzi

Religion: Christianity, Traditional religion

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Ethnic Group: Bavarian

Population: 15,000,000

Language(s): Bavarian, German

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Religion: Protestantism, Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Baweanese

Population: 186,000

Language(s): Madura

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Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bawm

Population: 16,000

Language(s): Bawm

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• Hmar
• Mizo
• Chin

Religion: Protestant Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bay Miwok

Population: Unknown

Language(s): Bay Miwok

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Religion: Miwok mythology, Shamanism

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Ethnic Group: Bayad

Population: 56,573

Language(s): Oirat

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• Mongol
• Kalmyk
• Sart Kalmyk

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Ethnic Group: Bayamo

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Ethnic Group: Bayaquitiri

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Ethnic Group: Bayat

Population:

Language(s): Turkmen, Turkish, Persian, Azerbaijani

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• Azerbaijani
• Uzbek
• Turkmen
• Kazakh
• Kyrgyz

Religion: Shia Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bearspaw First Nation

Population: 1,800

Language(s): English, Stoney language

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Beaver Creek Indian Tribe

Population: 550

Language(s): English

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• Waccamaw Siouan
• Cheraw

Religion: Mormonism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Beaver First Nation

Population: 1,065

Language(s): English, Beaver language

Religion: Christianity, Animism

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Ethnic Group: Beaver Lake Cree Nation

Population: 1,054 (Alberta government)

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Ethnic Group: Bedik

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Religion: Christianity, Animism

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Ethnic Group: Bedouin

Population: 21,250,700

Language(s): Bedawi, Najdi, Hejazi, Hassāniyya

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Religion: Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Beembe

Population: 100,000 (2007 census)

Language(s): Beembe, Kituba

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Beja

Population: 2,540,315

Language(s): Beja (Bedawiyet), Tigre, Sudanese Arabic

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• Maghrebi
• Agaw
• Somali
• Tigre
• Afar
• Oromo
• Tigrayan
• Tigrinya

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Belait

Population: 1,240 (2004 J. Leclerc)

Language(s): Belait, Standard Malay, Brunei Malay

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• Bruneian Malay

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Belarusian

Population: 12,000,000

Language(s): Belarusian

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• Russian
• Rusyn
• Ukrainian

Religion: Eastern Orthodox, Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Belarusian American

Population: 800,000

Language(s): Belarusian, American English, Russian

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• Ukrainian American
• Bulgarian American
• Bosnian American
• Serbian American
• Czech American
• Polish American
• Russian American

Religion: Orthodox, Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Belarusian people in Russia

Population: 800,000

Language(s): Belarusian, Russian

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Religion: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Judaism

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Ethnic Group: Belgian

Population: 11,491,346 (CIA, July 2017 est.)

Language(s): Dutch, French, German

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• Luxembourger
• Austrian
• German

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Belgian American

Population: 361,667 (2010 census)

Language(s): American English, Walloon, Dutch, Belgian French

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• German American
• Dutch American
• French American

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Belgian Brazilian

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Language(s): Portuguese, Dutch, German, French

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• Brazilian
• Luxembourger
• French
• Dutch
• German

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant

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Ethnic Group: Belizean

Population: 662,000

Language(s): Kriol (English, Spanish, English, Garifuna Mayan languages)

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• Nicaraguan
• Honduran
• Jamaican
• Mexican

Religion: Catholic, Protestant, Rastafarian

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Ethnic Group: Belizean Creole

Population: 260,000

Language(s): Belize Kriol, English

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• Louisiana Creole

Religion: Catholic, Protestant, Rastafarian, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bemba

Population: 3,100,000

Language(s): Bemba, English

Religion: Traditional Religion, Christian, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bembe

Population: 252,000 (1991 UBS)

Language(s): Bembe, French, Swahili, Lingala, English

Religion: Islam, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bena

Population: 1,203,000

Language(s): Bena

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Benabena

Population: 45,000 (1998 NTM)

Language(s): Benabena

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Benadiri

Population: 8,228

Language(s): Somali, Bravenese, Swahili, Arabic

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• Persian
• Somali
• Yemeni
• Omani
• Swahili

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bende

Population: 39,500

Language(s): Bende, Swahili

Religion: Christian, Islam, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bene Isarael

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Ethnic Group: Beng

Population: 17,000 (1993 SIL)

Language(s): Beng, French, Baoulé, Jula

Religion: Muslim, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bengali

Population: 178,200,000

Language(s): Bengali, Bengali dialects

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• Awadhi
• Bhojpuri
• Kalash
• Kashmiri
• Khas

Religion: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bengali American

Population: 150,000

Language(s): American English, Bengali

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• Bangladeshi American

Religion: Hindusim, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bengali Buddhist

Population: 500,000

Language(s): Bengali

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• Bengali Muslim
• Bengali Hindu
• Bengali Christian

Religion: Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Bengali Christian

Population: 1,065,000

Language(s): Bengali

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• Bengali Muslim
• Bengali Hindu

Religion: Catholicism, Indian Orthodox, Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Bengali Hindu

Population: 83,000,000

Language(s): Bengali

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Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bengali Muslim

Population: 185,000,000

Language(s): Bengali

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Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Beni Sahkr Bedu

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Ethnic Group: Beni-Amer (Beja)

Population:

Language(s): Tigre

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• Amarar
• Bisharin
• Hedareb
• Hadendoa

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Benteng Chinese

Population:

Language(s): Peranakan Malay, Indonesian, Hokkien

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• Chinese Indonesian (Tionghoa)
• Peranakan

Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Protestantism, Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Beosi

Population:

Language(s): Betsi

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• Betsileo
• Sihanaka
• Merina

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Ethnic Group: Beothuk

Population: Extinct

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Ethnic Group: Berber

Population: 32,000,000

Language(s): Berber languages (Tamazight)

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• Egyptian
• Hausa
• Oromo

Religion: Islam (Sunni, Ibadi, Shia), Judaism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Berber Jew

Population:

Language(s): Berber, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Mizrahi Hebrew

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• Jew, Sephardi
• Jew, Ashkenazi
• Jew, Syrian
• Jew, Lebanese
• Jew, Kurdish
• Siwi
• Mozabite

Religion: Judaism

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Ethnic Group: Berta

Population: 208,759

Language(s): Berta, Oromo, Amharic

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Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Besermyan

Population: 2,201 (2010)

Language(s): Udmurt

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Religion: Russian Orthodox, Muslim

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Ethnic Group: Besleney

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Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jew)

Population: 130,000

Language(s): Jewish languages, Hebrew, Amharic, Tigrinya

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• Jew, Bene Israel

Religion: Judaism, Christian (Ethiopian Orthodox)

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Ethnic Group: Betawi (Orang Betawi)

Population: 6,800,000 (Ethnologue, 2011 census)

Language(s): Betawi, Indoensian, Malay

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• Javanese
• Malay
• Sundanese
• Balinese
• Ambonese
• Cocos Malay
• Chinese Indonesian (Tionghoa)
• Arab Indonesian

Religion: Sunni Islam, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bete

Population: 905,500

Language(s): Jukun, Bete

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Beti

Population: 3,000,000

Language(s): Beti

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• Fang (Fãn)
• Ewondob(Yaunde)

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Betsileo

Population: 2,835,000

Language(s): Malagasy

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• Merina
• Sihanaka
• Antambahoaka
• Mahafaly
• Sakalava
• Tanala

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Inaki Caperochipi Photography, http://www.ikapero.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/madagascar-13-ambalavao/

Ethnic Group: Betsimisaraka

Population: 1,500,000 (2011)

Language(s): Malagasy, Northern Betsimisaraka

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Tsimihety

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Roland de Gouvenain, https://www.flickr.com/photos/75928002@N08

Ethnic Group: Bezanozano

Population: 204,000

Language(s): Malagasy

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Betsileo
• Merina
• Zafimaniry
• Sihanaka
• Antambahoaka
• Bezanozano

Religion: Traditional Religion, Christianity, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bezhta

Population: 6,100

Language(s): Bezhta, Russian, Avar

Religion: Muslim

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Ethnic Group: Bhaca

Population: Unknown

Language(s): isiBhaca

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Shona
• Sukuma
• Luba
• Zulu
• Kikuyu
• Swazi
• Xhosa

Religion: African Traditional Religion, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bhama

Population: 35,767,375

Language(s): Burmese

Religion: Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Bhar

Population: 1,600,000

Language(s): Bhojpuri, Hindi, Bengali

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bharatha

Population: 1,500

Language(s): Tamil, Sinhala

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Sri Lankan Chetty

Religion: Hinduism, Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Bhediyar

Population: 1,093,500 (Total)

Language(s): Nepali

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bhil

Population: 2,505,888

Language(s): Bhili

Religion: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam

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Photo By: Journey Through The Lens, http://shivselvan.blogspot.com/2009/02/jhabua-land-of-tribes.html

Ethnic Group: Bhilala

Population: 2,505,888 (Bhil population)

Language(s): Bhilala

Religion: Ethnic Religion, Hinduism, Catholicism

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Photo By: Journey Through The Lens, http://shivselvan.blogspot.com/2009/02/jhabua-land-of-tribes.html

Ethnic Group: Bhojpuri

Population: 37,800,000 (2001 census)

Language(s): Bhojpuri

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• Bihari
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Religion: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bhotiya

Population: 27,230 (Nepal 2001)

Language(s): Ladakhi, Sherpa, Standard Tibetan, Hindi, Nepali

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Ngalop
• Sharchop
• Tibetan

Religion: Hinduism, Bon, Buddhism

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Photo By: Kavitha Sridharan, https://www.instagram.com/sridharan.kavitha/

Ethnic Group: Bhottada

Population: 464,000 (People Groups)

Language(s): Bhatri

Religion: Ethnic Religions

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Ethnic Group: Bhuiya

Population: 2,013,000

Language(s): Hindi

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bhujel

Population: 7,200 (Regmi 2007)

Language(s): Bhujel, Nepali

Religion: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Bhumij

Population: 1,166,000

Language(s): Mundari

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Santal
• Ho
• Munda
• Kol

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bhunjia

Population: 36,000

Language(s): Bhunjia

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Munda
• Khasi
• Khmer

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bhutanese

Population: 758,288 (CIA, July 2017 est.)

Language(s): Dzongkha

Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Animism

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Photo By: Earth Cultures, http://www.earth-cultures.co.uk/cultures/people-of-bhutan

Ethnic Group: Bhutanese American

Population: 24,000 (PEW)

Language(s): American English, Dzongkha, Nepali

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• Bhutanese
• Tibetan American
• Nepali
• Nepalese American

Religion: Buddhism, Hindu, Kirat

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Ethnic Group: Bhutia

Population: 70,300 (2001)

Language(s): Sikkimese, Dzongkha, Tibetan, Nepali

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• Sherpa
• Bhotiya

Religion: Bon, Buddhism

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Ethnic Group: Biafada

Population: 51,000 (2016)

Language(s): Biafada, Guinala, Bubwas, Bagandada, Gool

Religion: Animism, Catholicism, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Biak

Population: 70,000 (Van den Heuvel 2007)

Language(s): Biak

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Biate

Population: 19,000 (IMA 1997)

Language(s): Biate, Hindi, English, Hmar, Khasi, Assamese, Mizo

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Mizo
• Chin
• Kuki

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bicolano, Albay

Population: 6,400,000 (Total Bicolano population)

Language(s): Albay Bicolano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bicolano, Central
• Bicolano, Iriga
• Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes
• Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Bicolano, Central

Population: 6,400,000 (Total Bicolano population)

Language(s): Central Bicolano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bicolano, Albay
• Bicolano, Iriga
• Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes
• Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bicolano, Iriga

Population: 6,400,000 (Total Bicolano population)

Language(s): Iriga Bicolano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bicolano, Albay
• Bicolano, Central
• Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes
• Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes

Population: 6,400,000 (Total Bicolano population)

Language(s): Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bicolano, Albay
• Bicolano, Central
• Bicolano, Iriga
• Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

Population: 6,400,000 (Total Bicolano population)

Language(s): Southern Catanduanes Bicol

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bicolano, Albay
• Bicolano, Central
• Bicolano, Iriga
• Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bidai

Population: Extinct

Language(s): Bidai (Extinct)

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Ethnic Group: Bidawal

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Ethnic Group: Bidayuh (Dayak)

Population: 200,000

Language(s): Bidayuh languages

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Selako

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Animism

Claim to Fame: Bidayuh are famous for their bangles made from copper. Bangles worn in the arms and forearms are called Luyang while those in the legs are called Lasung. Bangles were used as a protection during war with other ethnic groups.

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Photo By: 123RF Image ID : 9396966, http://www.123rf.com/photo_9396966_kuching- malaysia--june-14-2008--the-bidayuh-tribe-of-sarawak-during-malaysia-gawai- dayak-open-house-.html

Ethnic Group: Bidia

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Ethnic Group: Bidoon

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Ethnic Group: Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley

Population: 600 (Members)

Language(s): Mono language

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Ethnic Group: Bigambul

Population:

Language(s): Bigambul (Extinct)

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Ethnic Group: Bihari

Population: 105,000,000

Language(s): Bhojpuri, Magahi,Angika, Maithili, Bajjika

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•

Religion: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism

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Photo By: Vicky W., https://www.flickr.com/photos/viwehei/

Ethnic Group: Bihari Muslim

Population: 17,500,000

Language(s): Urdu, Bhojpuri, Hindi

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• Bihari

Religion: Islam (Sunni, Shia)

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Ethnic Group: Bijago

Population: 33,400 (Ethnologue, 2016)

Language(s): Bidyogo, Upper Guinea Crioulo

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Animism

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Photo By: JCH Travel, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jean-christophe_huet/

Ethnic Group: Bilen

Population: 120,000 (2010 J. Leclerc)

Language(s): Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Tigrigna, Arabic

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Agaw
• Qemant

Religion: Christianity, Islam

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Photo By: Johan Gerrits, johangerrits.com

Ethnic Group: Bilibil

Population: 1,250 (2003 SIL)

Language(s): Bilibil, Tok Pisin

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Ethnic Group: Bilingara

Population:

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Ethnic Group: Biloxi

Population: 951 (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, 2010 census)

Language(s): English, French, Biloxi

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
• Tunica

Religion: Protestantism, Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Binandere

Population: 10,000

Language(s): English, Tok Pisin

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Binbinga

Population: 88 (2006 census)

Language(s): Wambaya, English,Kriol

Religion: Aboriginal mythology

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Ethnic Group: Bindal

Population:

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Ethnic Group: Bindjareb

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Ethnic Group: Binga

Population: 1,600

Language(s): Yulu

Religion: Ethnic Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bingongina

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Ethnic Group: Binigura

Population:

Language(s): Pinigura

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Ethnic Group: Binji

Population: 304,000

Language(s): Binji

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Binukid

Population: 100,000 (1987 SIL)

Language(s): Binukid

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Manobo, Cinamiguin

Religion: Ethnic religion, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Birhor

Population: 10,000

Language(s): Birhor

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Kol
• Ho
• Munda

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion, Hinduism

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Photo By: Sunshine4in, https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunshine4in/

Ethnic Group: Biria

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Ethnic Group: Birifor

Population: 193,400

Language(s): Birifor

Religion: Ethnic Religion

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Ethnic Group: Birom

Population: 1,000,000 (2010 SIL)

Language(s): Berom

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Birpai

Population:

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Ethnic Group: Bisaya (Borneo)

Population: 70,000 (2015 Sabah Bisaya Cultural Association)

Language(s): Sabah Bisaya, Sabah Malay

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Lun Bawang
• Kadazan
• Dusun
• Bidayuh (Dayak)
• Mualang (Dayak)
• Taman (Dayak)
• Murut

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bisharin

Population: 37,000

Language(s): Beja

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Amarar
• Beni-Amer (Beja)
• Hedareb
• Hadendoa

Religion: Islam (Sufi)

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Photo By: Pierangelo Gramignola, https://www.flickr.com/photos/pierangelo_gramignola/

Ethnic Group: Bishnupriya Manipuri

Population: 507,500

Language(s): Bishnupriya Manipuri

Religion: Hinduism

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Ethnic Group: Bishop Paiute Tribe

Population: 2,000 (enrolled members)

Language(s): English, Mono, Timbisha

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
• Northern Paiute

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Photo By: Bishop Paiute Tribe, http://www.bishoppaiutetribe.com/

Ethnic Group: Bisis

Population: 5,000 (2013 Ethnos360)

Language(s): Bisis, Tok Pisin

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bissa (Busanga)

Population: 640,000 (2009)

Language(s): Bissa

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Mandé
• Vai
• Ligbi
• Dyula
• Susu
• Soninke
• Bambara

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Joana Choumali (The Huffington Post), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/scarification_n_5850882.html

Ethnic Group: Bisu

Population: 700 (2018 K. Person)

Language(s): Bisu, Northern Thai

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Phunoi

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bit

Population: 2,000

Language(s): Bit, Lao

Religion: Animism

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Photo By: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109775309640480586/

Ethnic Group: Bitjara

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Ethnic Group: Black Lake First Nation

Population: 2,151

Language(s): Dene language

Religion: Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Black Seminole

Population: 2,000 (estimate)

Language(s): English, Spanish, Afro-Seminole Creole

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
• Seminole Tribe of Florida
• Mascogos
• Gullah

Religion: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Blackfoot

Population: 32,000

Language(s): English, Blackfoot

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Sauk
• Wampanoag
• Gros Ventre
• Mi’kmaq
• Nanticoke
• Odawa

Religion: Christianity, Sun Dance, Traditional Beliefs

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Ethnic Group: Blang (Bulong)

Population: 92,000

Language(s): Blang, U

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Wa

Religion: Theravada Buddhism, Animist, Christian

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Ethnic Group: Bo (Andaman)

Population:

Language(s): Aka-Bo (Extinct)

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Ethnic Group: Bo (China)

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Ethnic Group: Bobo

Population: 110,000

Language(s): Bobo, Jula, French

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bodi

Population: 9,000

Language(s): Bodi

Religion: Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Dietmar Temps, https://www.flickr.com/photos/deepblue66/6821922111/

Ethnic Group: Bodo

Population: 1,350,478 (RCILTS)

Language(s): Bodo

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Kachari
• Garo
• Tripuri

Religion: Hinduism Christianity

Claim to Fame: Bodo people are famous for their colorful folk dances such as Bardaichikhla and Bagurumba

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Cuisine: Zu Mai (rice wine), Oma Bedor, Narzi, Onla

Photo By: Ritu Raj Konwar, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/road-becomes-a-border-between-bodos-and-muslims/article3693534.ece

Ethnic Group: Bofi

Population: 32,000

Language(s): Bofi, Sango

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Boholano

Population: 1,137,268 (2000)

Language(s): Boholano, Cebuano

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Cebuano

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Photo By: Boholano Sandugo Festival 2016, www.boholsandugofestival.com

Ethnic Group: Bohra

Population: 1,118,300

Language(s): Gujarati, Western Punjabi

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bokar

Population: 4,700

Language(s): Bokar dialect (Adi language), Assamese, Hindi, Nepali

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Boko

Population: 150,000 (2013 R. Jones)

Language(s): Boko, Adamawa Fulfulde, Hausa, Baatonum, Yoruba, French

Religion: Traditional Religion, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bokota

Population: 993

Language(s): Buglere

Religion: Traditional Tribal Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bolewa

Population: 214,000

Language(s): Bole

Religion: Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bolinao

Population: 104,000 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bolinao, Cebuano, Ilocano

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bolivian

Population: 11,138,234 (CIA, July 2017 est.)

Language(s): Spanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bolivian American

Religion: Roman Catholic, Mormon, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Baha'i

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Ethnic Group: Bolivian American

Population: 119,115 (US 2015)

Language(s): American English, Spanish

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bolivian

Religion: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism

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Ethnic Group: Boma

Population:

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Ethnic Group: Bomvana

Population:

Language(s): Xhosa

Religion: Christianity, Traditional Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bonan

Population: 24,500 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bonan

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Dongxiang
• Darkhad
• Dariganga
• Sart Kalmyk
• Kalmyk
• Buryat

Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Traditional Religion

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Photo By: Pakistan Defence, https://defence.pk/

Ethnic Group: Bonda

Population: 12,000

Language(s): Bonda

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Santal
• Munda
• Ho

Religion: Traditional Beliefs

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Photo By: Kimberley Coole, http://www.coolephotography.co.uk/blog/the-tribal-groups-of-orissa/

Ethnic Group: Bondei

Population: 95,000

Language(s): Bondei, Swahili

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Shambaa

Religion: Christianity, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bonerate

Population: 1,390

Language(s): Tukangbesi-Bonerate languages (Bonerate language), Indonesian

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Butonese

Religion: Animism, Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bontoc

Population: 40,700 (Ethnologue)

Language(s): Bontoc, Ilocano

Religion: Animism, Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Boothroyd Indian Band

Population: 266

Language(s): Nlaka'pamuctsin

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Ethnic Group: Bora

Population: 3,000 or more

Language(s): Bora, Spanish

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Ocaina
• Witoto

Religion: Animism, Christian

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Ethnic Group: Borana Oromo (Boran)

Population: 4,000,000

Language(s): Borana

Related Ethnic Group(s):
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• Oromo

Religion: Islam, Waaq

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Photo By: World_Discoverer, https://www.flickr.com/photos/world_discoverer/

Ethnic Group: Bori

Population: 3,400

Language(s): Bori

Religion: Christianity

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Photo By: foto_morgana, https://www.flickr.com/photos/devriese/

Ethnic Group: Borinquen

Population:

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Ethnic Group: Bororo

Population: 1,817

Language(s): Borôro, Portuguese

Religion: Traditional tribal

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Photo By: Vít Hassan, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vithassan/117549193/

Ethnic Group: Boruca

Population: 2,590 (2011 census)

Language(s): Boruca, Spanish

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Cabecar
• Bribri

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Boskien

Population: 3,890 (Ethnologue, 2000 census)

Language(s): Gavak, Tok Pisin, English

Religion: Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bosniak

Population: 3,000,000

Language(s): Bosnian

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Croat
• Bulgarian
• Serb
• Slovene
• Macedonian
• Montenegrin

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Photo By: Stefano Trezzi, https://www.flickr.com/photos/stetre/

Ethnic Group: Bosniak people in Montenegro

Population: 53,605

Language(s): Bosnian

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bosniak
• Bulgarian
• Croat
• Macedonian
• Montenegrin
• Serb
• Slovene
• Belarusian
• Russian
• Rusyn
• Ukrainian
• Czech
• Pole
• Sorb

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bosnian American

Population: 121,938

Language(s): Bosnian, American English

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Croatian Brazilian
• Bulgarian American
• Jew, Ashkenazi

Religion: Sunni Islam, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy

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Ethnic Group: Bosnian Australian

Population: 39,440

Language(s): Bosnian, Australian English

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• Bosnian American
• Bosnian Canadian

Religion: Sunni Islam

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Ethnic Group: Bosnian Austrian

Population: 155,050

Language(s): Bosnian, German

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• Bulgarian American
• Croat
• Macedonian
• Montenegrin
• Serb
• Slovene

Religion: Roman Catholicism, Sunni Islam, Orthodox Christianity

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Ethnic Group: Bosnian Canadian

Population: 22,920 (2011)

Language(s): Canadian English, Canadian French, Bosnian

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• Croatian Canadian
• Serbian Canadian
• Slovene Canadian
• Montenegrin Canadian

Religion: Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, Atheism

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Ethnic Group: Bosnian Croat

Population: 544,780 (2013)

Language(s): Croatian

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Bosniak
• Bulgarian
• Croat
• Macedonian
• Montenegrin
• Slovene

Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Bote

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Ethnic Group: Botlikh

Population: 3,500 (2010, Ethnologue)

Language(s): Botlikh

Religion: Sunni Muslim

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Ethnic Group: Bouyei

Population: 2,971,460

Language(s): Bouyei, Mandarin Chinese

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Zhuang

Religion: Traditional Religion, Buddhist, Daoist

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Ethnic Group: Boyko

Population: 131 (Ukraine 2011 census)

Language(s): Ukrainian language

Related Ethnic Group(s):
• Lemko
• Ukrainian
• Hutsul
• Rusyn

Religion: Orthodox Christianity, Greek Catholicism

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Ethnic Group: Boyu Tibetan

Population: 4,700

Language(s): Central Tibetan

Religion: Ethnic Religion

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Ethnic Group: Bozo

Population: 132,100

Language(s): Bozo

Religion: Muslim, Animism

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Ethnic Group: Brabralung

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Ethnic Group: Brahui

Population: 2,210,000 (Ethnologue, 2011)

Language(s): Brahui