Bengalis
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1000 BCE to 2215 CE
The Bengalis, also rendered as the Bangalis and Bangalees, are a major Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group.
They are native to the region of Bengal in South Asia, which is presently-divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
They speak the Bengali language, the most easterly branch of the Indo-European language family.
Bengalis are the third-largest ethnic group in the world after Han Chinese and Arabs.
Apart from Bangladesh and West Bengal, Bengali-majority populations also reside in India's Tripura state, the Barak Valley in Assam state, and the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The global Bengali diaspora has well-established communities in Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Middle East, Japan, Singapore, and Italy.
They have four major religious subgroups, including Bengali Muslims, Bengali Hindus, Bengali Christians and Bengali Buddhists.
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