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ETHNOLINGUISTIC

GROUPS IN ASIAMODULE 4

Check the box beside each picture that

shows something Asian.

What was your basis for

identifying the picture that is

related to Asians?

Based on the pictures you

selected, how would you

describe Asians?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How can Asians be

described based on the

ethnolinguistic group to

which they belong?

Initial Idea

How can Asians be

described based on the

ethnolinguistic group to

which they belong?

ASIA HAS MORE THAN 4

BILLION PEOPLE.

Ethnolinguistic groups are

formed based on the cultural

similarities and differences of

a country’s people.

Ethnicity Language

Basis of forming

Ethnolinguistic groups

What is Ethnicity?

Refers to being part of a

group with members who

have a common language,

beliefs, traits, traditions and

the same ancestors.

What is Ethnicity?

Refers to being part of a

group with members who

have a common language,

beliefs, traits, traditions and

the same ancestors.

Give the region in Asia where this

ethnolinguistic group belongs

WEST ASIA



Indo-Aryan

Turkic

WEST ASIA



EAST ASIA



SOUTHEAST ASIA



Dravidians

SOUTH ASIA



Paleosiberian

NORTH ASIA



Jews

WEST ASIA



Japanese

EAST ASIA

LANGUAGES

PER REGION

NORTH ASIA

•Groups: Slav, Turkic, Paleosiberian•Languages: Slavic, Turkic

WEST ASIA

•Groups: Arabs, Jew, Indo-Aryan Turkic•Languages: Arabic and Semitic

SOUTH ASIA

•Groups: Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)

•Languages: Indo-Aryan, Dravidian

SOUTHEAST ASIA

•Groups: Malay, Khmer•Languages: Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan and Mon Khmer

EAST ASIA

•Groups: Han Chinese, Japanese, Korean•Languages: Sino-Tibetan, Korean

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