Flashcards: Indo-Aryan peoples

"Aryan" (/ˈɛəriən, ˈɛərjən, ˈær-/) is a term meaning "noble" which was used as a self-designation by Indo-Iranian people.

The Punjabis (Punjabi: پنجابی, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, पंजाबी), or Punjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from the Punjab region, found in Pakistan and northern India.

Sindhis (Sindhi: سنڌي‎ (Perso-Arabic), सिन्धी (Devanagari), (Khudabadi)) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Sindh province of Pakistan.

The Sinhalese (Sinhala: සිංහල ජාතිය Sinhala Jathiya, also known as Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.

Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse Indo-European ethnolinguistic group of peoples who speak Indo-Aryan languages.

The Madhesi (Nepali: मधेशी), also referred to as Teraibasi Nepali (Nepali: तराईवासी नेपाली), are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepalese people who are natives of the Madhesh plains of Southern Nepal in Terai belt of South Asia.

The Rajasthani people are the native inhabitants of Rajasthan ("the land of kings") region of India.

The Romani (also spelled Romany; /ˈroʊməni/, /ˈrɒ-/), or Roma, are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group, living mostly in Europe and the Americas and originating from the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, presumably from where the states Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab exist today.

The Assamese people are a subgroup of the people of Assam.

Bhils or Bheel are primarily an Adivasi people of North West India.

The Biharis () is a demonym given to an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who live in the Indian state of Bihar and Jharkhand.

The Vedic period (or Vedic age) (c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE) was the period in Indian history during which the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed.

The Bengalis (বাঙালি Bangali), also spelled as the Bangalees, are a major Indo-Aryan ethnic group.

The Pahari people (Pahāṛī; पहाड़ी), also called Pahadi people, is a wide term applied to social groups of Pahari speaking Indo-Aryan people of the Himalayas living in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

The Odia, known classically by various names (Oriya, Odri, Utkaliya, Kalingi, Latin: Uri), are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of eastern India.

The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) is an ethnic group of India that inhabits the Maharashtra region and as well as some border districts such as Belgaon and Karwar of Karnataka and Madgaon of Goa states in western India.

The Saraikis (Punjabi: سرائیکی قوم), also known as Multanis, are an ethnolinguistic group in central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily southern Punjab.

Bodo-Kachari, or just Kachari, is a generic term applied to a number of ethnic groups, predominantly in Assam, speaking Tibeto-Burman languages or claiming a common ancestry.

The Kamrupi people are the native speakers of the Kamrupi language and are found in the Kamrup region of India.

Pakistanis (Urdu: پاكِستانى قوم‎; Pakistani Qaum) are the people who are citizens of the modern Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The Dards are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group found predominantly in northern Pakistan, north-west India, and eastern Afghanistan.

Nepalis (Nepali: नेपाली Nēpālī) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to Nepal, India, and Bhutan.

Hindkowans (Western Punjabi: هِندکوان) are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of Punjabi people native to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pothohar Plateau and Azad Kashmir regions.

Majhi people (Punjabi: ماجھی, ਮਾਝੀ), or Majhis, are a subgroup of Punjabi people native to the Majha.

The Śivaḷḷi Brahmins (Tulu: ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು) are a Hindu community in Tulu Nadu.

Sourashtra or "Patnūlkarar" refers to a community of people who speak the Saurashtra language.