List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India
Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World)
State or territory | Adjective | Demonym | |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andamanese[1] Nicobarese[1] | Andamanese Nicobarese | |
Andhra Pradesh | Andhraite | Andhraites | Teluguvaaru |
Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachali | Arunachalis | |
Assam | Assamese[1] | Assamese | |
Bihar | Bihari[1] | Biharis | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarhi | Chandigarhis | |
Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarhi | Chhattisgarhis | |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Dadran Nagar Havelian Damanese Diuese | Dadran Nagar Havelian Damanese Diuese | |
Delhi | Delhiite, Delhian | Delhiites, Delhians | |
Goa | Goan,[1] Goenkar | Goans, Goenkars | |
Gujarat | Gujarati[1] | Gujaratis | |
Haryana | Haryanvi | Haryanvis | _ |
Himachal Pradesh | Himachali | Himachalis | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu Kashmiri[1] | Jammuite Kashimiris | _ |
Jharkhand | Jharkhandi | Jharkhandis | |
Karnataka | Karnatakan, Canarese[1] | Karnatakans, Canarese, Kannadiga | Carnatic |
Kerala | Keralite | Keralites | Malayalis |
Ladakh | Ladakhi | Ladakhi | |
Lakshadweep (Laccadives) | Laccadivian | Laccadivians | |
Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradeshi | Madhya Pradeshis | |
Maharashtra | Maharashtrian[1] | Maharashtrians | Marathi |
Manipur | Manipuri[1] | Manipuris | |
Meghalaya | Meghalayan | Meghalayans | |
Mizoram | Mizo[1] | Mizos | |
Nagaland | Naga,[1] Nagalandese | Nagas | |
Odisha | Odia[1] (Odia) [of the people] Odishan (Orissan) [of the state] Odissi (Orissi)[1] | Odias (Odias) Odishans (Orissans) | _ |
Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) | Pondicherrian | Pondicherrians | _ |
Punjab | Punjabi[1] | Punjabis | |
Rajasthan | Rajasthani[1] | Rajasthanis | |
Sikkim | Sikkimese[1] | Sikkimese | |
Tamil Nadu | Tamil,[1] Tamilian | Tamils, Tamilians | |
Telangana | Telanganite | Telanganites | Teluguvaaru |
Tripura | Tripuri, Tripuran | Tripuris, Tripurans | |
Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradeshi | Uttar Pradeshis | |
Uttarakhand | Uttarakhandi | Uttarakhandis | |
West Bengal | (West) Bengali,[1] (West) Bengalese (archaic)[1] | (West) Bengalis | |
References
- Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.
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