List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India
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Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World)
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| State or territory | Adjective | Demonym | |
|---|---|---|---|
| colloquial | |||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman,[1] Andamanese[1] Nicobar, Nicobarese[1] |
Andamanese Nicobarese |
|
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra | Andhraite | Teluguwaru |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachali | Arunachalis | |
| Assam | Assamese[1] | Assamese | |
| Bihar | Bihari[1] | Biharis | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarhi | Chandigarhis | _ |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarhi | Chhattisgarhis | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | _ | _ | |
| Daman and Diu | Damanese Diuese |
Damanese Diuese |
|
| Delhi | Delhiite, Delhian | Delhiites, Delhians | |
| Goa | Goan,[1] Goenkar, Goanese[1] | Goans, Goenkars, Goanese | |
| 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] (Kanarese)[1] | Karnatakans, Canarese,kannadiga | Cf. Carnatic |
| Kerala | Keralite | Keralites | Malayalis |
| 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 | |
| Telangana | Telanganite | Telanganites | |
| Tripura | Tripuri, Tripuran | Tripuris, Tripurans | _ |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradeshi | Uttar Pradeshis | _ |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhandi | Uttarakhandis | _ |
| West Bengal | (West) Bengali,[1] (West) Bengalese,[1] Bangla[1] | (West) Bengalis | _ |
