Myanmar People and Races
Chin
Chins reside in north and north west in Myanmar.
The principal Chin clans of the Tiddim area are the
Thado, Kanhow, Sokte, and Siyin. The Thado, more
numerous across the Assam border where they are
known as Kukis. The Falam Chins are the Tashon,
Lomban, Laizo, Kwagli, Whelugo, and Yahow. The
southern Chins are the Hsemtang, Zhotung, Lawhtu,
Vamtu, Kaka, Yokwa, Klang Klang, Bwal, and
Kwalringtlang. A wide variety of languages and
dialects spoken, and the language of one village may
be intelligible to a village a few miles away.
In general, Kamhow is understood in the north,
Laizo in the centre and Lai in the south.In the
hills behind Pakokku are the Chin Boks,who fall into
four clans, the Nedu, Men, Hnenyun, and Ra. The Chin
Bok women have tattooed faces. A large majority of
the people are Chins, Mros (Mago), Khamis and Bamars
form significant parts in southern and western part
of Chin State.Majority of the people are Christians.
There are Buddhists too. Because Chin State is hilly
and access is difficult, there is a slight
difference in languages spoken in one region and
another. It had a population of about 412,700 in
1983 and 465,361 in 1996 respectively. Chin State
border with India in the north and west, Rakhine
State to its south, Sagaing and Magwe divisions in
the east.
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