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# [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]]
# [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]]
#[[Shan people|Shan]]<ref>[http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/race.htm Retrieved from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism webpage at]</ref>
#[[Shan people|Shan]]<ref>[http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/race.htm Retrieved from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism webpage at]</ref>
# [[Rohingya]]

The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic groups speaking languages in at least four widely differing language families.[http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-myanmar-people/index.htm]<ref>For example, the [[Shan people|Shan]] speak a [[Tai–Kadai languages|Tai–Kadai]] language, the [[Lahu people|Lahu]] speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] language, the [[Khmu people|Khamu]] speak a [[Mon–Khmer languages|Mon–Khmer]] language, and the [[Yao people|Yao]] speak a [[Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien]] language.</ref>
The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic groups speaking languages in at least four widely differing language families.[http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-myanmar-people/index.htm]<ref>For example, the [[Shan people|Shan]] speak a [[Tai–Kadai languages|Tai–Kadai]] language, the [[Lahu people|Lahu]] speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] language, the [[Khmu people|Khamu]] speak a [[Mon–Khmer languages|Mon–Khmer]] language, and the [[Yao people|Yao]] speak a [[Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien]] language.</ref>


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#[[Pyin]]
#[[Pyin]]
#[[Rakhine people|Rakhine]] (Arakanese)
#[[Rakhine people|Rakhine]] (Arakanese)
#[[Rohingya]]
#[[Nung Rawang|Rawang]]
#[[Nung Rawang|Rawang]]
#[[Rongtu]]<!--need to determine language family-->
#[[Rongtu]]<!--need to determine language family-->

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An ethnolinguistic map of Burma

Burma (Myanmar) is an ethnically diverse nation with 135 distinct ethnic groups officially recognized by the Burmese government. These are grouped into eight "major national ethnic races":

  1. Kachin
  2. Kayah
  3. Kayin
  4. Chin
  5. Mon
  6. Bamar
  7. Rakhine
  8. Shan[1]
  9. Rohingya

The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic groups speaking languages in at least four widely differing language families.[2][2]

Many unrecognised ethnic groups exist, the largest being the Burmese Chinese and Panthay (who together form 3% of the population), Burmese Indians (who form 2% of the population), Anglo-Burmese and Gurkha. There are no official statistics regarding the population of the latter two groups, although unofficial estimates place around 52,000 Anglo-Burmese in Burma with around 1.6 million outside of the country.

Ethnic Composition in Myanmar (Rough Estimate)
Bamar
 
 68.00%
Shan
 
 9.00%
Kayin
 
 7.00%
Rakhine
 
 3.50%
Chinese
 
 2.50%
Mon
 
 2.00%
Kachin
 
 1.50%
Indians
 
 1.25%
Kayah
 
 0.75%
Other groups including
Wa, Naga, Lahu, Lisu and Palaung
 
 4.50%

Alphabetical list

  1. Anu
  2. Anun
  3. Asho (Plain)
  4. Atsi
  5. Awa Khami
  6. Bamar (Burman) i.e. the main ethno-linguistic group in Burma
  7. Beik
  8. Bre (Ka-Yaw)
  9. Bwe
  10. Zo People
  11. Dai (Yindu)
  12. Daingnet
  13. Dalaung
  14. Danaw (also spelled Danau)
  15. Danu
  16. Dawei, native speaker of Dawei city
  17. Dim
  18. Duleng
  19. Eik-swair
  20. En (sometimes spelled Eng)
  21. Ganan
  22. Gheko
  23. Guari
  24. Gunte (Lyente)
  25. Gwete
  26. Haulngo
  27. Hkahku
  28. Hkun (also spelled Khün)
  29. Hpon
  30. Intha
  31. Jinghpaw
  32. Kachin (Jingpo)
  33. Kadu (Kado)
  34. Ka-Lin-Kaw (Lushay)
  35. Kamein
  36. Kaung Saing Chin
  37. Kaungso
  38. Kaw (Akha-E-Kaw)
  39. Kayah (also known as Karenni)
  40. Kayin (Karen)
  41. Kayinpyu (Geba Karen)
  42. Ka-Yun (also spelled Kayan; Padaung)
  43. Kebar
  44. Khami
  45. Khamti Shan
  46. Khmu (Khamu)
  47. Khawno
  48. Kokang (sometimes spelled Kokant)
  49. Kwangli (Sim)
  50. Kwelshin
  51. Kwe Myi
  52. Kwi
  53. Lahu
  54. Lai (Haka Chin)
  55. Laizao
  56. Lashi (La Chit)
  57. Lawhtu
  58. Laymyo
  59. Lhinbu
  60. Lisu
  61. Lushei (Lushay)
  62. Lyente
  63. Magun
  64. Maingtha
  65. Malay
  66. Malin
  67. Manu Manaw
  68. Man Zi
  69. Maramagyi
  70. Maru (Lawgore)
  71. Matu
  72. Maw Shan
  73. Meitei (also spelled Meithei or Kathe)
  74. Mgan
  75. Mi-er
  76. Mara (Also known to outsiders as Miram, Shendu, Lakher, etc.)
  77. Moken (also spelled Salon or Salone)
  78. Mon
  79. Monnepwa
  80. Monpwa
  81. Mon Kayin (Sarpyu)
  82. Mro
  83. Naga
  84. Ngorn
  85. Oo-Pu
  86. Paku
  87. Palaung
  88. Pale
  89. Pa-Le-Chi
  90. Panun
  91. Pa-O
  92. Pyin
  93. Rakhine (Arakanese)
  94. Rohingya
  95. Rawang
  96. Rongtu
  97. Saing Zan
  98. Saline
  99. Sentang
  100. Sgaw
  101. Shan
  102. Shan Gale
  103. Shan Gyi
  104. Shu (Pwo Kayin)
  105. Son
  106. Tai-Loi
  107. Tai-Lem
  108. Tai-Lon
  109. Tai-Lay
  110. Taishon
  111. Ta-Lay-Pwa
  112. Tanghkul
  113. Tapong
  114. Taron - the so-called "Tibetan pigmies"
  115. Taungyo
  116. Tay-Zan
  117. Thado
  118. Thet
  119. Tiddim (Hai-Dim)
  120. Torr (also spelled Tawr)
  121. Wa (Va)
  122. Wakim (Mro)
  123. Yabein
  124. Yao
  125. Yaw
  126. Yin Baw
  127. Yin Kya
  128. Yin Net
  129. Yin Talai
  130. Yun (Lao)
  131. Za-How
  132. Zahnyet (Zanniet)
  133. Zayein
  134. Siyin(Sizang)
  135. Zo
  136. Zo-Pe
  137. Zotung

List grouped by language family

Sino-Tibetan

Unrecognized ethnic groups

As in the People's Republic of China, the government of Burma does not recognize several ethnic groups as being among the list of 135 officially recognized ethnic groups:

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism webpage at
  2. ^ For example, the Shan speak a Tai–Kadai language, the Lahu speak a Tibeto-Burman language, the Khamu speak a Mon–Khmer language, and the Yao speak a Hmong–Mien language.
  3. ^ [1] states that the Kamein "descended from Indian archer-warriors who served Arakan emperors during sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and consisted originally of Afghan Pathans, Moguls, Bengalis and many other Indo-Aryan races of north India."
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