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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rawang people canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | came under British rule as part of Burma ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Eastern Himalayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicEnvironment |
Himalayan foothills
ⓘ
tropical montane forest ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chiang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daru NERFINISHED ⓘ Daru Rawang NERFINISHED ⓘ Hkanung NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwinpang NERFINISHED ⓘ Nung Rawang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangsar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Rvwang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
epic songs
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| language | Rawang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language speakers in Myanmar ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Myanmar ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Kachin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Sagaing Region ⓘ |
| populationCountry | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcolonialState | Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Myanmar ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kachin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.