Table 1 of Bhattacharjee, Mol Vis 2008; 14:841-850.

Table 1. Ethnic groups representing the general Indian population.

Ethnic groups Linguistic affiliation Number of individuals Geographical region
IE-E-IP1 Indo-European 23 East
IE-E-LP2 Indo-European 23 East
IE-NE-IP1 Indo-European 23 North-east
IE-N-LP9 Indo-European 22 North
IE-N-LP1 Indo-European 22 North
IE-W-LP1 Indo-European 23 West
IE-W-LP2 Indo-European 23 West
IE-W-LP3 Indo-European 22 West
IE-N-LP5 Indo-European 22 North
IE-NE-LP1 Indo-European 23 North-east
IE-E-LP4 Indo-European 23 East
IE-W-LP4 Indo-European 23 West
IE-N-SP4 Indo-European 23 North
IE-N-IP2 Indo-European 23 North
DR-C-IP1 Dravidian 22 Central
DR-S-LP3 Dravidian 23 South
DR-S-IP4 Dravidian 23 South
DR-S-LP2 Dravidian 23 South
TB-N-IP1 Tibeto-Burman 23 North
TB-NE-LP1 Tibeto-Burman 22 North-east
TB-N-SP1 Tibeto-Burman 23 North
AA-C-IP5 Austro-Asiatic 20 Central
AA-E-IP3 Austro-Asiatic 22 East
OG-W-IP Austro-Asiatic 23 West

The ethnic groups are described in the first column by their linguistic affiliation, geographical location, and population size in abbreviated form as follows: Linguistic groups- IE, Indo European; DR, Dravidian; TT, Tibeto Burmese; AA, Austro Asiatic; and OG, Out Groups; Geographical locations- C, Central; E, Eastern; N, North; NE, Northeastern; and S, South; Population types- IP, Isolated Population; LP, Large population; and SP, Small population.

Bhattacharjee, Mol Vis 2008; 14:841-850. http://www.molvis.org/molvis/v14/a100

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