List of ethnic groups in Burma

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Burma (or 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]

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.[3][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 Rohingya. 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.

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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:

  1. ^ Retrieved from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism webpage at [1]
  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. ^ [2] 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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Ethnic groups in Burma  as classified by the government of Burma
Anu · Anun · Asho · Atsi · Awa Khami · Bamar (Burman) · Beik · Bre (Ka-Yaw) · Bwe · Chin · Dai (Yindu) · Daingnet · Dalaung · Danaw (Danau) · Danu · Dawei · Dim · Duleng · Eik-swair · Eng · Ganan · Gheko · Guari · Gunte (Lyente) · Gwete · Haulngo · Hkahku · Hkun (Khün) · Hpon · Intha · Kachin (Jingpo) · Kadu (Kado) · Ka-Lin-Kaw (Lushay) · Kamein · Kaung Saing Chin · Kaungso · Kaw (Akha-E-Kaw) · Kayah (Karenni) · Kayin (Karen) · Kayinpyu (Geba Karen) · Ka-Yun (Kayan; Padaung) · Kebar · Khami · Khamti Shan · Khmu (Khamu) · Khawno · Kokang · Kwangli (Sim) · Kwelshin · Kwe Myi · Kwi · Lahu · Lai (Haka Chin) · Laizao · Lashi (La Chit) · Lawhtu · Laymyo · Lhinbu · Lisu · Lushei (Lushay) · Lyente · Magun · Maingtha · Malin · Manu Manaw · Man Zi · Maramagyi · Maru (Lawgore) · Matu · Maw Shan · Meithei (Kathe) · Mgan · Mi-er · Miram (Mara) · Moken (Salon; Salone) · Mon · Monnepwa · Monpwa · Mon Kayin (Sarpyu) · Mro · Naga · Ngorn · Oo-Pu · Paku · Palaung · Pale · Pa-Le-Chi · Panun · Pa-O · Pyin · Rakhine (Arakanese) · Rawang · Rongtu · Saing Zan · Saline · Sentang · Sgaw · Shan · Shan Gale · Shan Gyi · Shu (Pwo) · Son · Tai-Loi · Tai-Lem · Tai-Lon · Tai-Lay · Taishon · Ta-Lay-Pwa · Tanghkul · Tapong · Taron · Taungyo · Tay-Zan · Thado · Thet · Tiddim (Hai-Dim) · Torr (Tawr) · Wa (Va) · Wakim (Mro) · Yabein · Yao · Yaw · Yin Baw · Yin Kya · Yin Net · Yin Talai · Yun (Lao) · Za-How · Zahnyet (Zanniet) · Zayein · Zizan · Zo · Zo-Pe · Zotung
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