Ainu

Ainu, EYE noo, are a group of people who may have been the first inhabitants of what is now... More >>

Angkor

Angkor, ANG kohr, was an early civilization that flourished in northwestern Cambodia from the... More >>

Bugis

Bugis are a people of Indonesia. The Bugis, also known as the Buginese, are one of two major... More >>

Canaanites

Canaanites, KAY nuh nyts, were a people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament. Much of... More >>

Cossacks

Cossacks, KOS aks, were a group of elite cavalry warriors in Ukraine and Russia. They became... More >>

Dravidians

Dravidians, druh VIHD ee uhnz, were among the earliest known inhabitants of India. Their... More >>

Druses

Druses, DROOZ ehz, are an Arabic-speaking people of the Middle East. There are more than 500,000... More >>

Ganda

Ganda, GAN duh, are one of the largest ethnic groups in the African nation of Uganda. They make... More >>

Hmong

Hmong, mawng, also called Meo or Miao, are a mountain people from southern China and northern... More >>

Kurds

Kurds are a people of a mountainous region of southwest Asia. Their homeland extends mainly over... More >>

Malays

Malays, MAY layz or muh LAYZ, are a group of Southeast Asian peoples. Most of the approximately... More >>

Pashtuns

Pashtuns, pash TOONZ, are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They make... More >>

Semites

Semites, SEH myts, are peoples who speak a Semitic language, such as Arabic or Hebrew. They live... More >>

Sherpas

Sherpas, SHUR puhz, are a people who live mainly in the mountains of the Himalayan range in... More >>

Tatars

Tatars, TAH tuhrz, also called Tartars, are a Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia. Most of... More >>