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Ethnic groups in Myanmar

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Rohingya
ethnic group
Karen people
ethnolinguistic group of people in Myanmar and Thailand
Bamar
Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Myanmar (Burma)
Mon people
ethnic group
Wa people
ethnic group lives in Northern Myanmar and Yunnan Province of China
Naga people
ethnic group of India and Myanmar
Shan people
Southeast Asian ethnic group
Dai people
ethnic group of Asia
Rakhine
ethnic group
Lisu people
ethnic group
Lahu people
ethnic group
Achang people
ethnic group
Meitei people
ethnic group of India
Chin people
one of the major ethnic nationalities in Burma. Chin is the primary ethnic group of the Chin State. The Chin are one of the founding groups (Chin, Kachin, Shan, and Myanmar) of the Union of Burma.
Jingpo people
ethnic group
Padaung people
sub-ethnic group of Karen people in Myanmar
Akha
ethnic group in Southeast Asia
Moken people
thumb|300px|Regions inhabited by peoples usually known as "Sea Nomads". The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan; ; ) are an Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago, a group of approximately 800 islands claimed by both Myanmar and Thailand, and the Surin Islands. Most of the Moken live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle heavily based on the sea, though this lifestyle is increasingly under threat.
Kachin people
confederation of ethnic groups who inhabit Kachin State (Myanmar), Yunnan Province (China) and Arunachal Pradesh and Assam (India)
Karenni people
ethnic group
Khmu
one of the largest ethnic groups based in northern Laos
Kuki people
Kukis constitute one of several hill tribes within the Republic of India and Burma.
Khamti people
tribe
Pa'O people
ethnic group in Myanmar
Marma
Tribe group in Bangladesh
Mro
ethnic group from the border regions of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar
Burmese Indians
ethnic community
Panthays
Panthays are a Chinese Muslim ethnic group in Myanmar. They are one of the oldest groups of Muslims in Burma. The exact proportion of the Chinese Muslim group in the local Chinese population remains unknown due to a lack of data. However, they are concentrated particularly in the northern part of Myanmar, closer to Yunnan, China, from where the Panthays historically originated. They particularly reside in the towns of Tangyan, Maymyo, Mogok, and Taunggyi in Mandalay and Shan State.
Kamein
The Kamein (), also known as the Kaman (), are a Southeast Asian ethnic group indigenous to Rakhine State, Myanmar, where they primarily reside, and who predominantly follow Islam. The name Kaman comes from Persian, meaning "bow". The Kaman are formally recognized by the Burmese government and classified as one of the seven ethnic groups composing the Rakhine national race. The Kaman are considered indigenous and are widely acknowledged as Burmese citizens who hold national identity cards. The Kaman speak Rakhine, and their customs and dress are similar to those of the Rakhine, in contrast to
ethnicity in Myanmar
Sunuwar
ethnic group
Intha people
ethnic group
S'gaw people
ethnic group
Pangal
Indegenous Muslim in Manipur
Zou people
indigenous community living along the frontier of India and Burma, they are a sub-group of the Zo people (Mizo-Kuki-Chin).
Kokang people
ethnic group
Burmese Hàn
Burmese citizens of Hàn Chinese ethnicity
Tanchangya people
indigenous ethnic group found in south Asia
Chak people
community in Bangladesh and Burma
Danu people
ethnic group in Myanmar
Bengali Hindus
ethno-linguistic and religious population from India and Bangladesh
Mara people
ethnic group
Taron people
ethnic group of the Himalayan foothills of Kachin, Myanmar
hill tribe
various ethnic minorities mostly living in the Thai highlands
Hmar
ethnic group in India, Burma, and Bangladesh
Nung Rawang
ethnic group of Myanmar
Anāl Naga
Tribe in India
Burmese Malays
ethnic group
Khumi people
ethnic group in Bangladesh
Bayingyi people
Ethnic group in Myanmar
Taungyo
The Taungyo ( Tauñyoù lumyoù) are a sub-ethnic group of the Bamar people living primarily in Shan State and centered on Pindaya.
Burmese Gurkha
the Nepali-speaking people of Burma
Anglo-Burmese people
Ethnic group
Zo people
large group of related Tibeto-Burman Hill people spread throughout the northeastern states of India.
Armenians in Myanmar
Armenian community in Myanmar
Turung people
people of north-east India
Kadu people
ethnic group in Myanmar