- East African: The Great Lakes and Horn of Africa. This
region is home to the source of the White Nile River and is
united by the Swahili language.
- Southern African: This southeastern region of Africa is
home to Khoisan speakers as well as Bantu speaking
cultures that have expanded from West Africa in ancient times.
- West African: Coastal West Africa, the origin point for
many African Diaspora communities now living around the world.
Central and South Asian Regions:
- Altaian: Altaic-speaking peoples of Central Asia, including
the homelands of the historically nomadic Turkic and
Mongolic peoples who have invaded Europe, the Near
East, India, China, and other neighboring lands.
- Eastern India: The eastern Indian Subcontinent.
- North India: Northern India, Pakistan and neighboring
territories, including the homeland of the ancient Vedic civilization.
- South India: The southern Indian Subcontinent, including
the Dravidian speaking peoples of Tamil Nadu and many other cultures.
East Asian Regions:
- Japanese: The Japanese Archipelago.
- Malay Archipelago: Island Southeast Asia.
- North Chinese: This region includes the “cradle of Chinese
civilization” along the Yellow River, and is home to not only
northern Han Chinese, but also Koreans and Mongolic and Tungusic peoples.
- South Chinese: Southern China, including southern Han Chinese as well as other ethnic groups.
- Southeast Asian: Mainland Southeast Asia.
- Tibetan: The region including the Himalayan Mountains
and the Tibetan Plateau and extends to the western provinces of modern China.
Pacific Regions:
Australian: Aboriginal peoples of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Polynesian: Literally meaning “many islands,” the
Polynesian region includes related peoples living between
Samoa and New Zealand in the west to Hawaii in the east.