The South Indian diaspora (Tamil: அயலகத் தென்னிந்தியர்) (Telugu: దక్షిణ భారత డయాస్పోరా) (Kannada: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಲಸೆಗಾರ) (Malayalam: ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യൻ പ്രവാസികൾ) comprises people who have emigrated from South Indian states to other Indian states and other countries, and people of South Indian descent born or residing in other Indian stats and other countries.