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

Level 73

Apr 13, 2021

Umm, maybe you should choose another picture, because that one gives away some of the answers.

Level 74

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.

Level 69

Sep 15, 2022

Can you accept Kayin?

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