Kumaoni people
Kumaonis, also known as Kumaiye and Kumain (in Nepal), are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak Kumaoni as their first-language and live mostly in Kumaon division in the state of Uttarakhand in India and parts of the Sudurpashchim Province in far western Nepal.
कुमाऊंनी, कुमयी | |
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A Kumaoni man on Naini lake, Nainital City, Kumaon c. 2007 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Kumaon) | 2.2 million* (2011 census) |
| Nepal (Doti) | 273,000 |
| Languages | |
| Kumaoni | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Hinduism Minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Indo-Aryans, Khas people, Garhwali people | |
*The population figures are only of the number of speakers of the Kumaoni language. May not include ethnic Kumaonis who no longer speak the Kumaoni language, but other languages. | |
Kumaoni is also used as a term for people who have their origin in Kumaon. The word Kumain is a direct derivative of Kumaoni.
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