Investigating linguistic and genetic shifts in East Indian tribal groups.

ABSTRACT: South Asia is home to almost a quarter of the world's total population and is home to significant ethnolinguistic diversity. Previous studies of linguistic and genetic affiliations of Indian populations suggest that the formation of these distinct groups was a protracted and complex phenomenon involving multiple waves of migration, cultural assimilation, and genetic admixture. The evolutionary processes of migration, mixing and merging of populations thus impact the culture and linguistic diversity of different groups, some of which may retain their linguistic affinities despite genetic admixture with other groups, or vice versa. Our study examines the relationship of genetic and linguistic affinities between Austroasiatic and Indo-European speakers in adjacent geographical regions of East

SUBMITTER: Ahlawat B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11284423 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature