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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kachin people canonical 16
Kachin peoples 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonym Jinghpaw NERFINISHED
borderRegion China–Myanmar border NERFINISHED
India–Myanmar border NERFINISHED
countryCitizenship Myanmar nationals
countryOfOrigin Myanmar NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
ethnonym Kachin NERFINISHED
festival Manau festival NERFINISHED
hasEthnicArmedOrganization Kachin Independence Army NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalOrganization Kachin Independence Organization NERFINISHED
historicalRole World War II allies of Allied forces in Burma Campaign
involvedIn Kachin conflict NERFINISHED
knownFor colorful traditional dress
distinct culture
elaborate clan rituals
traditional dances
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
majorChristianDenomination Kachin Baptist Convention NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Myanmar
missionaryHistory American Baptist missionaries NERFINISHED
primaryRegion northern Myanmar
regionType mountainous region
religion Baptist Christianity NERFINISHED
Christianity
Roman Catholicism
traditional animist beliefs
residesIn Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
Kachin State NERFINISHED
Yunnan NERFINISHED
northern Shan State NERFINISHED
significantPopulationIn China NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
socialOrganization patrilineal clans
speaks Jingpho language NERFINISHED
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

Referenced by (18)

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 people
this entity surface form: Kachin peoples
Shan State ethnicGroup Kachin people
Kachin Americans ethnicOrigin Kachin people
Kachin Americans relatedTo Kachin people
Myitkyina majorEthnicGroups Kachin people
Hkakabo Razi region indigenousPeoples Kachin people
this entity surface form: Kachin peoples
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