Ethnic Groups and Languages of Myanmar (with states)

Confusingly, most of the ethnic groups listed comprise several subethnicities in addition to a main one.
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Language Family - Group
Language
Ethnic Group
Number
State
Sino-Tibetan
Burmese
Bamar people
34 million
 
Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) - Tai
Shan / Tai Yai
Shan people (Dai / Tai Yai)
5 million
Shan State
Sino-Tibetan - Kuki-Chin
Kuki-Chin languages like Tedim
Chin people (Zomi)
4 million?
Chin State
Sino-Tibetan
Karenic languages like S'gaw Karen
Karen people
3,6 million
Kayin State
Sino-Tibetan - Burmese
Arakanese / Rakhine
Rakhine people / Arakanese people
2,2 million
Rakhine State
Sino-Tibetan
Burmese or varieties of Chinese
Burmese Chinese
1,6-3 million
Yangon and Mandalay
Sino-Tibetan - Karenic
Pa'O Karen
Pa'O people
1,5 million
Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (in Shan State)
Austroasiatic
Mon
Mon people
1,1 million
Mon State
Sino-Tibetan - Sal
Jingpho / Jinghpaw
Jingpo people
1 million
Kachin State
Dravidian or Indo-Aryan
Mostly Tamil + many more
Burmese Indians
950.000
Yangon and Mandalay
Austroasiatic
Wa
Wa people
800.000
Wa Self-Administered Division (in Shan State, but de facto Wa State)
Indo-Aryan - Bengali-Assamese
Rohingya
Rohingya people
600.000
Rakhine State
Sino-Tibetan - Lolo-Burmese
Lisu
Lisu people
600.000
Kachin State
Austroasiatic
Palaung / De'ang / Ta'ang
Palaung people
500.000
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone (in Shan State)
Sino-Tibetan - Karenic
Red Karen / Karenni / Kayah
Karenni people
350.000
Kayah State
Sino-Tibetan - Kuki-Chin-Naga
Naga languages
Naga people
300.000
Naga Self-Administered Zone (in Sagaing Region)
Sino-Tibetan - Lolo-Burmese
Lahu
Lahu people
150.000
Shan State
Sino-Tibetan - Lolo-Burmese
Danu
Danu people
100.000
Danu Self-Administered Zone (in Shan State)
Sino-Tibetan
Southwestern Mandarin
Kokang Chinese people
50.000
Kokang Self-Administered Zone (in Shan State)
Sino-Tibetan and Germanic
Burmese and English
Anglo-Burmese people
50.000
 
Sino-Tibetan - Tibeto-Burman
Meitei
Meitei people
25.000
 
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3 Comments
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Level 74
Apr 13, 2021
Umm, maybe you should choose another picture, because that one gives away some of the answers.
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Level 73
Apr 13, 2021
I know, but only if one chooses to click on it, and I thought it was nice to have easy access to a map showing the languages. I have similar quizzes for different countries.
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Level 69
Sep 15, 2022
Can you accept Kayin?