Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

Overview: The Marathi-Konkani people cluster encompasses a variety of castes and communities indigenous to the western coastal region of India, particularly in Maharashtra and the Konkan region. Most of these communities speak Marathi, the official language of Maharashtra and Goa and the 14th most spoken language in the world, or a variety of Konkani, a smaller family of languages spoken within the same region. Most of the people groups assigned to the Marathi-Konkani people cluster are castes (occupational subgroups) of Hindu peoples.

Peoples within this cluster: Agri; Arakh; Are Katika; Bahrupi; Bandi, Hindu; Barodia; Bayil Kammara; Bayita Kammara; Beldar (Bhojpuri); Beldar (Bundeli); Beldar (Chhattisgarhi); Beldar (Marathi); Beldar, Hindu; Bhampta; Bhansala; Bharadi; Chaptegar; Chari; Charodi; Chitara; Chitrakar, Hindu; Chitrakathi; Dabgar, Hindu; Dhor; Dora; Gabit; Galada Konkani; Garpagri; Gauli; Ghadi; Ghadwa; Ghisadi; Giddidki; Goan; Gomantak Maratha; Gond; Gond (Assamese); Gond (Chhattisgarhi); Gond (Marathi); Gond (Maria); Gond (Odia); Gond (Sadri); Gond (Telugu); Gond, Kannada; Gond, Muslim; Gondhali; Gowari; Gudigar; Guraw; Halsar; Hardas; Hatkar; Holar; Indo-Mauritian; Indo-Mauritian, Hindi; Kathodi; Kohli; Kolhati; Komarpaik; Konkanese; Konkani; Kudubi; Kudumi; Kunbi; Kunbi Lewa; Kunbi, Muslim; Lingader; Lonar; Mahar; Mahratta; Mahratta (Hindi); Mahratta (Khandesi); Mahratta (Konkani); Mana; Manbhav; Mang Garudi; Marathi; Matang; Mhalo; Mith Gauda; Nai (Assamese); Nai (Awadhi); Nai (Bengali); Nai (Bhojpuri); Nai (Chhattisgarhi); Nai (Haryanvi); Nai (Jharkhandi); Nai (Kangri); Nai (Kannada); Nai (Maithili); Nai (Mewari); Nai (Odia); Nai (Panjabi); Nai (Telugu); Nai, Hindu; Nai, Magala; Nai, Mangala; Nai, Valand; Namdeo; Namdev Maratha; Padiar; Padti; Pagi; Panara; Pangul; Patel; Patel (Kannada); Patel (Khandesi); Patel, Chhattisgarhi; Patel, Hindi; Patel, Kachchhi; Patel, Konkani; Patel, Marathi; Patel, Marwari; Patel, Nimadi; Patel, Rajasthani; Patharwat; Phulari; Prabhu Patane; Rajpur; Ramoshi; Rangrez, Hindu; Sahi; Saliar; Samagara; Sangar; Sarodi; Sillekyatha; Son Koli; Sudra; Sunri, Hindu; Swakulasali Koshti; Telaga; Thakar; Tirmali; Vanjara; Variyar; Varli; Velip

Countries where they are found: Canada; India; Israel; Kenya; Mauritius; Mozambique; Pakistan; South Africa; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Zimbabwe