Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Anonymous
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 10
Population: 5,980,400
Unreached people groups: 9
UPG population: 5,973,100
Unengaged UPGs: 2
UUPG population: 21,200
Number of countries: 4
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
Overview: The Assamese are a cultural community with a shared identity shaped by historic roots in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Formed after centuries of assimilation of Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman, Indo-Aryan and Tai populations, this cluster of peoples is ethnically, linguistically and religiously diverse.
Peoples within this cluster: Ahom; Assamese Hindu; Assamese Muslim; Hira; Jalkeot; Matak; Mukhi; Saloi
Countries where they are found: Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; United States
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