Eknis

 are the Indigenous peoples who lived in central Aritonesian nations of El Kadsre (excluding the south eastern part) and Taranotochi before the Japanese colonisation in the early 19th century. The first Eknis date back to 352 BC, when it was splited from the group of Matas, an Indigenous people who occupied the now mostly-submerged eastern part of the Arito subcontinent (now part of Kowokam). There are 1.1 million Eknis in El Kadsre, making up 1.8% of the population.