Tsengian people

Tsengian people (曾國人) or Zengguoren are citizens and nationals of the Tseng Republic. As of 2024, the current Tsengian population is around 35 million, with 30 million of them living in Tseng.

In Tseng, 94.3% of the population is Tsengian, while 4.7% are from expatriate or immigrant populations, like Taiwan, China, and Japan.

Han Tsengian
Han Tsengians comprise over 92% of the Tsengian population. The majority of Han Tsengians are the descendants of Chinese peoples from, , and the areas who sailed to Tseng in the Five Kingdoms era. The Northern Chinese compose the largest Han group in Tseng, compromising about 75% of the Han Tsengian population. They generally speak Tsengian Mandarin, some speak another language such as English and French. There are also sizable Cantonese, Hoklo and Hakka populations in Tseng, which compromise about 15%, 10% and 5% of the Han population, respectively.

Indigenous peoples
The Tsengian indigenous peoples consist of 3.2% of the population. The largest indigenous group is the Fu'lang people. They speak Austronesian languages, and are more related to the people of Southeast Asia or Oceania than Han Tsengians, although about 20-25% have Yayoi ancestry from ancient Japanese sailors and speak a language isolate closest to Proto-Japanese.

There are also a sizable number of Tsengians with mixed Han and indigenous ancestry. Most indigenous peoples speak the dominant languages of Mandarin and English, but there's also a sizable amount of indigenous Tsengians speaking indigenous languages.

Other minor groups
"See also: Expatriates in Tseng"There are 4.7% of Tsengians that are of other ethnic background, most of which are immigrants. Taiwanese are the largest minor ethnic group in Tseng, comprising 32% of the minority population, followed by Japanese, Korean, mainland Chinese, Hongkongers, Filipinos, YinYangians, and Malaysians.

Europeans were a dominant group pre-1940s. The native population was forced to speak their language and adopt their customs. Now, they only make up 0.9% of the population. Common countries they emigrate from include the UK, France, Spain, and Finland.

Overseas Tsengians
There are about 5-6 million overseas Tsengians, most of which live in the US, Usheigep, Taiwan, South Africa, Malaysia and El Kadsre.

Tsengian Americans
"Main article: Tsengian Americans"As of the 2020 US Census, 1,000,054 Americans declared full or partial Tsengian ancestry. As a result, the US is home to the largest Tsengian population outside of Tseng.

Tsengian Usheigepese
With a population of 829,000, Tsengian Usheigepese are the second-largest group of the Tsengian diaspora. Tsengians began migrating to Usheigep in waves. The first wave began following Usheigep's independence in 1904 due to economic opportunities and hope to escape draconian policies in colonial Tseng.

Tsengian Taiwanese
There are about 674,593 Tsengians that reside on the island of Taiwan (Republic of China). The two have been close due to shared values, culture, and language.

Tsengian South Africans
South Africa holds the fourth-largest Tsengian population outside of Tseng, numbering about 674,593.

Tsengian Malaysians
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Tsengian El Kadsreians
Tsengians have begun immigrating to El Kadsre since the 1950s, however the bulk of Tsengian El Kadsreians settled during the Vlokozu Union era in the 1970s.