Rawang people

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The Rawang people are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Myanmar known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, highland farming traditions, and residence in remote, mountainous border regions.

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Rawang people canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
colonialHistory came under British rule as part of Burma
country Myanmar
culturalArea Eastern Himalayas
Southeast Asia
ethnicGroupOf Myanmar
geographicEnvironment Himalayan foothills
tropical montane forest
hasAlternativeName Chiang
Daru
Daru Rawang
Hkanung
Kiu
Kwinpang
Nung Rawang
linked to: Rawang

Tangsar
hasAutonym Rvwang
hasOralTradition epic songs
folktales
ritual chants
language Rawang language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
linguisticStatus minority language speakers in Myanmar
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Myanmar
nativeTo Kachin State
northern Sagaing Region
populationCountry Myanmar
postcolonialState Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
region northern Myanmar
relatedEthnicGroup Kachin people
Nung people
religion Animism
Christianity
residence border regions of Myanmar
remote mountainous regions
traditionalCrop maize
millet
rice
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood highland farming
shifting cultivation
traditionalLivestock cattle
chickens
pigs
traditionalReligion ancestor worship
usesScript Latin script

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Referenced by (5)

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

Hkakabo Razi region indigenousPeoples Rawang people
Kachin State ethnicGroup Rawang people
Northern Myanmar hasEthnicGroup Rawang people
Putao Township ethnicGroup Rawang people
Putao District hasEthnicGroup Rawang people