The South Indian diaspora (Tamil: அயலகத் தென்னிந்தியர்; Malayalam: തെന്നിന്ത്യൻ പ്രവാസികൾ; Kannada: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಲಸೆಗಾರ; Telugu: దక్షిణ భారత వలసలు) 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 states and other countries.