Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 566 Assam Assamese Eastern Aryan Assamese Same Eastern Aryan 571 Darrang Assamese Eastern Aryan Assamese Same Eastern Aryan 2042 Koch Hajo Assamese Eastern Aryan Koch-Bihari Change Eastern Aryan 2040 Sadiya Assamese Eastern Aryan Assamese Same Eastern Aryan 2097 Baghelkhand Avadhi Hindustani Vindhyan Change Hindustani 523 Lucknow Avadhi Hindustani Avadhi Same Hindustani 555 Jaunpur Avadhi Hindustani Avadhi Same Hindustani 556 Lower Avadhi Hindustani Avadhi Same Hindustani 2094 Bahreich Avadhi Hindustani Avadhi Same Hindustani 561 Bengal Delta Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan

563 Gauda Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 564 Dhaka Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 567 Silhet Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 568 Chittagong Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 2039 Sunderbans Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 2044 Bhagalpur Bengali Eastern Aryan Bihari Change Hindustani 2045 Barind Bengali Eastern Aryan Koch-Bihari Change Eastern Aryan 2046 Nasirabad Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 2081 Lakhnor Bengali Eastern Aryan Jharkhandi Change Central Indian 562 Koch Bengali Eastern Aryan Koch-Bihari Change Eastern Aryan 2038 Midnapore Bengali Eastern Aryan Bengali Same Eastern Aryan 574 The Andamans Bengali Eastern Aryan Tamil Change Dravidian 558 Patna Bihari Eastern Aryan Bihari Same Hindustani 2055 Gorakhpur Bihari Eastern Aryan Bihari Same Hindustani 2095 Varanasi Bihari Eastern Aryan Bihari Same Hindustani 2047 Tirhut Bihari Eastern Aryan Bihari Same Hindustani 570 Naga Chin Burman Chin Same Burman 573 Cachar Chin Burman Chin Same Burman

2041 Manipur Chin Burman Chin Same Burman

Page 1 Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 2091 Tripura Chin Burman Chin Same Burman 553 Sambalpur Garhjati Central Indian Garhjati Same Central Indian 2048 Garjat Garhjati Central Indian Garhjati Same Central Indian 2049 Khurda Garhjati Central Indian Garhjati Same Central Indian 546 East Berar Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 547 Bastar Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 2050 Chanda Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 550 Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 551 Mandla Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 2082 Raipur Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian

2092 Mahadeo Gondi Central Indian Gondi Same Central Indian 516 Baroda Gujarati Western Aryan Gujarati Same Western Aryan 517 Surat Gujarati Western Aryan Gujarati Same Western Aryan 521 Kathiawar Gujarati Western Aryan Saurashtra Change Western Aryan 2051 Bhavnagar Gujarati Western Aryan Saurashtra Change Western Aryan 2053 Patan Gujarati Western Aryan Gujarati Same Western Aryan 2054 Ahmadabad Gujarati Western Aryan Gujarati Same Western Aryan 2056 Rewakantha Gujarati Western Aryan Bhili Change Central Indian 503 Kutch Gujarati Western Aryan Saurashtra Change Western Aryan 515 Girnar Gujarati Western Aryan Saurashtra Change Western Aryan 2052 Navanagar Gujarati Western Aryan Saurashtra Change Western Aryan 559 Hindvi Hindustani Vindhyan Change Hindustani 2059 Kalpi Hindvi Hindustani Vindhyan Change Hindustani 522 Delhi Hindvi Hindustani Hindvi Same Hindustani 2060 Upper Doab Hindvi Hindustani Hindvi Same Hindustani 2062 Panipat Hindvi Hindustani Hindvi Same Hindustani 525 Gird Hindvi Hindustani Change Hindustani 524 Central Doab Hindvi Hindustani Braj Change Hindustani

2061 Katehar Hindvi Hindustani Hindvi Same Hindustani

Page 2 Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 2063 Etawah Hindvi Hindustani Braj Change Hindustani 2098 Surguja Jharkhandi Central Indian Jharkhandi Same Central Indian 560 Jharkhand Jharkhandi Central Indian Jharkhandi Same Central Indian 2096 Damin Jharkhandi Central Indian Jharkhandi Same Central Indian 532 Raichur Doab Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 569 Bijapur Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 1948 Bidar Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 2033 Savanur Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 2035 Gulbarga Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 2029 South Kanara Kannada Dravidian Tulu Change Dravidian

533 Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 531 North Kanara Kannada Dravidian Tulu Change Dravidian 541 Vijayanagar Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 2031 Morasanadu Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 2032 Kannada Dravidian Kannada Same Dravidian 508 Kashmir Kashmiri Hindustani Kashmiri Same NorthWestern Aryan 2074 Kashmiri Hindustani Tibetan Change Tibetan 2073 Baltistan Kashmiri Hindustani Tibetan Change Tibetan 535 Kochin Malayalam Dravidian Malayalam Same Dravidian 534 Malabar Malayalam Dravidian Malayalam Same Dravidian 1248 Maldives Malayalam Dravidian Malayalam Same Dravidian 537 Venad Malayalam Dravidian Malayalam Same Dravidian 2036 Baglana Malvi Western Aryan Bhili Change Central Indian 527 Khandesh Malvi Western Aryan Bhili Change Central Indian 526 Mandu Malvi Western Aryan Malvi Same Western Aryan 740 Chanderi Malvi Western Aryan Malvi Same Western Aryan 2057 Bhilsa Malvi Western Aryan Malvi Same Western Aryan 2093 Mandsaur Malvi Western Aryan Malvi Same Western Aryan

544 Ahmadnagar Marathi Western Aryan Marathi Same Western Aryan

Page 3 Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 545 Marathwada Marathi Western Aryan Marathi Same Western Aryan 548 West Berar Marathi Western Aryan Marathi Same Western Aryan 1946 Desh Marathi Western Aryan Marathi Same Western Aryan 2034 Pune Marathi Western Aryan Marathi Same Western Aryan 529 North Marathi Western Aryan Konkani Change Western Aryan 530 South Konkan Marathi Western Aryan Konkani Change Western Aryan 2030 Marathi Western Aryan Konkani Change Western Aryan 2089 Chaul Marathi Western Aryan Konkani Change Western Aryan 1339 NA NA NA Same Dravidian 1788 Arunachal NA NA NA Same Burman

1950 Meghalaya NA NA NA Same Burman 511 Garhwal Nepali Eastern Aryan Pahari Change NorthWestern Aryan 2069 Kumaon Nepali Eastern Aryan Pahari Change NorthWestern Aryan 2071 Limbuwan Nepali Eastern Aryan Nepali Same Eastern Aryan 554 Baisi Rajya Nepali Eastern Aryan Nepali Same Eastern Aryan 557 Kathmandu Nepali Eastern Aryan Nepali Same Eastern Aryan 2070 Chaubisi Rajya Nepali Eastern Aryan Nepali Same Eastern Aryan 552 Cuttack Oriya Eastern Aryan Oriya Same Eastern Aryan 2043 Balasore Oriya Eastern Aryan Oriya Same Eastern Aryan 2080 Srikakulam Oriya Eastern Aryan Oriya Same Eastern Aryan 509 Kangra Panjabi Hindustani Pahari Change NorthWestern Aryan 510 Sirhind Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2075 Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 507 Lahore Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2076 Sialkot Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2077 Margalla Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2079 Derajat Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2086 Cholistan Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan

506 Multan Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan

Page 4 Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 2078 Sind Sagar Punjabi Hindustani Punjabi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2065 Bhattiana Rajput Western Aryan Hindvi Change Hindustani 519 Dhundar Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 2064 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 528 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 512 Jagdaldesh Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 513 Jaisalmer Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 514 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 518 Chittor Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 2058 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan

2067 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 2087 Ajmer Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 520 Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 2066 Nagaur Rajput Western Aryan Rajasthani Change Western Aryan 504 Thatta Sindhi Western Aryan Sindhi Same NorthWestern Aryan 505 Sehwan Sindhi Western Aryan Sindhi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2072 Bhakkar Sindhi Western Aryan Sindhi Same NorthWestern Aryan 2088 Umarkot Sindhi Western Aryan Sindhi Same NorthWestern Aryan 572 Kotte Sinhalese Eastern Aryan Sinhalese Same Eastern Aryan 2099 Kandy Sinhalese Eastern Aryan Sinhalese Same Eastern Aryan 2100 Vanni Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 2101 Tirunelveli Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 536 Madurai Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 538 Kongu Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 540 Coromandel Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 1947 Gingee Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 2026 Tanjore Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian 2027 Arcot Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian

2085 Tiruchirappalli Tamil Dravidian Tamil Same Dravidian

Page 5 Province Proposed Province Current Culture Culture Group Status Proposed Group ID Culture 543 Velanadu Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 2083 Kosta Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 2084 Konaseema Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 542 Golconda Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 2028 Mahur Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 2037 Warangal Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 549 Kalingandhra Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 539 Tondainadu Telugu Dravidian Tamil Change Dravidian 1949 Rayalaseema Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian 2090 Kurnool Telugu Dravidian Telugu Same Dravidian

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