Kachin people

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The Kachin people are an ethnic group from the mountainous northern region of Myanmar (and neighboring areas of China and India), known for their distinct culture, clan-based social structure, and predominantly Christian faith.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kachin people canonical 32
Kachin peoples 3
Kachin Jingpo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonym Jinghpaw
borderRegion China–Myanmar border
India–Myanmar border
countryCitizenship Myanmar nationals
countryOfOrigin Myanmar
culturalRegion Eastern Himalayas
Southeast Asia
ethnonym Kachin
festival Manau festival
hasEthnicArmedOrganization Kachin Independence Army
hasPoliticalOrganization Kachin Independence Organization
historicalRole World War II allies of Allied forces in Burma Campaign
involvedIn Kachin conflict
knownFor colorful traditional dress
distinct culture
elaborate clan rituals
traditional dances
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
majorChristianDenomination Kachin Baptist Convention
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Myanmar
missionaryHistory American Baptist missionaries
primaryRegion northern Myanmar
regionType mountainous region
religion Baptist Christianity
linked to: Baptists

Christianity
Roman Catholicism
traditional animist beliefs
residesIn Arunachal Pradesh
Kachin State
Yunnan
linked to: Yunnan Province

northern Shan State
linked to: Shan State
significantPopulationIn China
India
socialOrganization patrilineal clans
speaks Jingpho language
Kachin languages
traditionalEconomy hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic drums
gongs
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based system
writingSystem Latin alphabet for Jingpho

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jingpo language spokenBy Kachin people
Tibeto-Burman peoples hasEthnicGroup Kachin people
Singpho relatedEthnicGroup Kachin people
Patkai Range hasEthnicGroups Kachin peoples
linked to: Kachin people
Shan State ethnicGroup Kachin people
Kachin Americans ethnicOrigin Kachin people
Kachin Americans relatedTo Kachin people
Myitkyina majorEthnicGroups Kachin people
Hkakabo Razi region indigenousPeoples Kachin peoples
linked to: Kachin people
Kachin guerrillas ethnicGroup Kachin people
Kachin State ethnicGroup Kachin people
Kachin Independence Army represents Kachin people
Manau poles usedBy Kachin people
Manau festival ethnicGroup Kachin people
Myanmar Highlands hasEthnicGroup Kachin people
Thingnai dialect spokenBy Kachin communities
linked to: Kachin people
Kachin language alternativeName Kachin Jingpo
linked to: Kachin people
Kachin language spokenBy Kachin people
Jingpho language spokenBy Kachin people
subject linked to: Jingpho (kac)
northwestern Myanmar ethnicGroup Kachin peoples
linked to: Kachin people
Jingpho language spokenBy Kachin people
Northern Myanmar hasEthnicGroup Kachin people
Kachin Manau festival hasCulturalAssociation Kachin ethnic group
linked to: Kachin people
Kachin Baptist Convention ethnicFocus Kachin people
Jinghpaw spokenBy Kachin people
Singpho people relatedEthnicGroup Kachin people
Putao Township ethnicGroup Kachin people
Rawang people relatedEthnicGroup Kachin people
Putao District hasEthnicGroup Kachin people
Mali River regionEthnicGroup Kachin people
Hsenwi State hasEthnicMinority Kachin people
Mohnyin hasMajorEthnicGroups Kachin people