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Tribes Of The World

Last Updated : 29 Nov, 2022
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Tribes indicate socio-cultural groups rather than biological groups. Tribes are groupings of people who are tied to one another by social customs and cultural heritage.

Pygmy:
Achna is the name given to the pygmies subgroup. Mabuti, Twa, Viroga, and Gossera are four sub-castes of this tribe. They live in the Congo Basin, Gabon, Uganda, the Philippines’ forests in Southeast Asia, Ameta’s woods, and New Guinea’s forests. Their makeshift shelters resemble a beehive. These peoples are shorter, standing from 1.33 and 1.49 meters tall on average.

Boro:
The western Amazon basin, as well as the border areas of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, are home to this tribe. This tribe is a hunter-gatherer group. Their skin is brown, and their hair is straight and of medium length.

Sakai:
These primitive tribes, who live in the Malay peninsula’s forested areas, have a clear complexion, a long stature, and a skinny body. Their hairs are black and curly, and their heads are long. Their main activities are agriculture, horticulture, and hunting. For hunting, they utilise a blowpipe.

Semang:
They can be found in the mountainous regions of the Malay peninsula, the Andaman Islands, the Philippines, and Central Africa. They are members of the Negroid race. Yam is their primary source of nutrition. Their survival is dependent on the forest’s produce and hunting.

Papuan:
These Papua New Guinea tribes resemble pygmies and live on the island of Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean. Agriculture is their main source of income. They’re hazardous and irrational.

Bushmen:
The Bushmen are the Inhabitant of South Africa’s Kalahari desert. Lesotho, Natal, and Zimbabwe are now home to the Habshi tribe. Their skin is black, and their eyes are huge. Bushmen’s rice is the term used for termites.

Bedouin:
The Negrito are a Bedouin tribe who live as tribes in the Hamad and Nafad deserts in northern Arabia. Camels, sheep, and goats are their prey. They live in tents and wrap scarves around their heads.

Masai:
They are nomadic herders who reside on the plateaus of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. These are a cross between the Mediterranean and Negroid races. Cows were regarded sacred by them. Laibon is the name of the priest in the Masai tribe.

Kyrgyz:
They can be found on Kyrgyzstan’s Pamir plateau and Central Asia’s Tianshan Mountains. These individuals are itinerant cattlemen. Kumis is made from milk and sour wine. They live in yurts, which are round tents that are used to house temporary occupants.

Eskimo:
Eskimo people are notorious for eating raw meat. Eskimo people are Mongoloid people who live in the tundra regions of North America, from Alaska to Greenland. Hunting is their main source of income. Their pet is a reindeer.

Samoyeds:
They belong to the Mogoloid race, which originated in western Siberia’s Tundra region. Hunting and livestock husbandry are their primary occupations. They are only staying for a short time.

Kazak:
Kazakhs belong to the Mongolid race. Kyrgyz is another name for them. They are itinerant cattlemen who speak Turkish.

Maya:
Red Indians make up the majority of these people. It is an agrarian tribe that lives in the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Afridi:
It is a tribal caste of Pashtuns who live in Pakistan from Safed Koh to Peshawar. This community’s members are great fighters and heroes.

Yupik:
Western Alaska and eastern Russia are home to Yupik tribes.

Tribes and their Homeland:

Chukchi North-east Asia, North Siberia, USSR
Zulus South Africa
Aeta Philippines
Orang Asli Malaysia
Bedouin Sahara and the Middle east
Lapps Northern Finland, a Scandinavian country
Berbers North Africa
Buryak  Central Asia
Kalmyks Central Asia
Eskimos Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, North Siberia
Koryaks North Siberia, Eurasian Tundra, North-East Asia
Semangs East Sumatra
Samoyeds Siberia
Kirghiz Asiatic steppes
Guicas Amazon forest 
Hotten tots Hot tropical Africa
Aleuts Alaska
Ainus Japan
Ibanas Equatorial rainforest region of South-East Asia

World Endangered tribes:

Tribes  Facts
 Hadza They reside in Tanzania with a limited population of 200 people
Kung This tribe is found in the Kalahari desert
Apache This tribe is found in the plain of Oklahoma, the US and their strength is approx 1000
Yanomami This tribe is found on the border of Venezuela and Brazil. It is an extinct tribe.
Yukaghir It is found in the Siberian region and lives with a population of only 2000 persons.
Chukchi These people speak Palco-Asian and live in the North-East Siberia and North America region.
Onge This tribe is found on Andaman island and belongs to Negroid race. They have a population of 100 people.
Sentinelese It is found in the region of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. It is an extinct tribe.
Accra It is found in the forests of the Amazon. It is recognised as an endangered tribe in Brazil.

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