page_title: South Asian ethnic groups
section_title: Indo-Aryan people
hierarchical_section_title: South Asian ethnic groups / List of ethnic groups on the basis of language / Indo-Aryan people
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Aires de répartition des principales langues indo-aryennes (carte de 1978). L'ourdou n'est pas représenté séparément du hindi.English: 1978 map showing Geographical distribution of the major Indo-Aryan languages. The western part is Proto-Indo-Europeans&#91;1&#93; (not shown in this map) including Medes, Persians, and Parthians &#91;2&#93; and Eastern Part (Urdu is included under Hindi. Romani, Domari, and Lomavren are outside the scope of the map.) Dotted/striped areas indicate where multilingualism is common. &#160;&#160; Central &#160;&#160; Dardic &#160;&#160; Eastern &#160;&#160; Northern &#160;&#160; Northwestern &#160;&#160; Southern &#160;&#160; Western
context_page_description: South Asian ethnic groups are ethnolinguistic composition of the diverse population of South Asia, including the nations of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Afghans, however, are generally not included among South Asian ethnic groups
  The majority of the population fall within three large linguistic groups, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Iranic peoples. Indian society is traditionally divided into castes or clans, that are based primarily on labour divisions, and these categories have had no official status since independence in 1947, except for the scheduled castes and tribes which remain registered for the purpose of affirmative action. In today's India, the population is categorised in terms of the 1,652 mother tongues spoken.
  These groups are further subdivided into numerous sub-groups, castes, and tribes. Indo-Aryans form the predominant ethno-linguistic group in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Dravidians form the predominant ethno-linguistic group in southern India and the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka, and a small pocket in Pakistan.
context_section_description: Assamese people
  Awadhi people
  Banjara people
  Bhojpuri people
  Bengali people
  Bhil people
  Baghei people
  Bundeli people
  Chakma
  Dhivehi people
  Dogra people
  Garhwali people
  Gujarati people
  Kutchi people
  Haryanvi people
  Kamrupi people
  Kashmiri people
  Khas people
  Konkani people
  Kumaoni people
  Maithili people
  Maldivian people
  Marathi people
  Magahi people
  Nagpuri people
  Odia people
  Parsi people
  Pahari people
  Punjabi people
  Rajasthani people
  Marwaris
  Rohingya people
  Sindhi people
  Memons
  Saraiki people
  Saurashtra people
  Sinhalese people
  Sylheti people
  Tharu
caption: The extent of Indo-Aryan languages in the Indian Peninsula
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