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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 8
Population: 1,333,850
Unreached people groups: 0
UPG population: 0
Unengaged UPGs: 0
UUPG population: 0
Number of countries: 3
Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples
Overview: Miri and Kachin are two groups of related Tibeto-Burman peoples. The Miri are a people of northern India inhabiting portions of Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh states. Kachin is the northernmost state of Myanmar, sharing a border with Arunachal Pradesh. Though ethnically and linguistically related, the Miri-Kachin people cluster is a religiously diverse group with Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and ethnic religions all in practice among the various people groups.
Peoples within this cluster: Kachin, Jingpho; Nung; Rawang; Zaiwa
Countries where they are found: China; Myanmar; United States
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