Daingnet people
ethnic group indigenous to Rakhine State, Myanmar
The Daingnet people (Burmese: ဒိုင်းနက်လူမျိုး), also known as the Chakma people (Burmese: သက္ကမ) are an ethnic group indigenous to northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to their own internal census in 1995 they numbered about 60,000. In 2011, the number was estimated to be around 80,000. From appearance they are indistinguishable from the Rakhine people; however, the Daingnet people have a distinct language and culture. Ethnically, they are closely related to the Chakma people of Bangladesh and Northeast India. The languages of the Daingnet and Chakma people are mutually intelligible. Daingnet people are one of 135 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Myanmar government as indigenous to Myanmar. Daingnets are one of the Tibeto-Burman tribes. Genetically, they are closely related to the Tibetans, Burmans and Rakhines.
Etymology
Daingnets do not call themselves Daingnet; instead, they call themselves Thaikhma like the nearby Chakma people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.
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