Myanmar, an Exotic Travel Destination, formally know as Burma, is a country of largest main land in South-East Asia sharing border with Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand. It is about the twice size of French and Britain combine, and is an unknown and hidden treasure among international travelers.

In fact, Myanmar is a word meaning a union of many nationalities as many as 135 groups, with their own languages and dialects. The term Myanmar implies all nationalities: the Kachin, the Kayah, the Kayin, the Chin, the Bamar, the Mon, the Rakhine and the Shan. Each of them belongs to one of the three major migrations: the Monkhmers, the Tibeton Bamars and the Thai-Shans.
 

 (A)Kachin National Races

1.Kachin	5.Gaw-ri	9.Ra-wom
2.Hsa-gon	6.Sa-U	10.La-shi (Lar-chit)
3.Da-laung	7.Du-rin	11.A-zee (Zaing-wa)
4.Ting-hpaw	8.Ma-Gu (Kaw-paw)	12.Li-hsu

 (B) Kayah National Races

1.Kayah	4.Gai-kho	7.Manu-manaw(Kaw-yaw-Mo)
2.Za-yim	5.Gai-tha	8.Yin-talai
3.Kam-yam (Pa-daung)	6.Pa-yai (Ka-yaw)	9.Yin-baw

 (C) Kayin National Races

1.Kayin	5.Sa-hmaw (Sa-Kaw)	9.Maw.nay-bwa
2.Kayin-hpyu	6.Tahlay-pwar	10.Moe-pwar
3.Palay-kee (Palay-chi)	7.Pa-ku	11.Sho (Poe)
4.Mon-kayin (Sahpyu-kayin)	8.Twe	12.PaO (Paungi-tha)

 (D) Chin National Races

1. Chin	18. Zar-htaung	35. Ma-kan
2. Mai-htai(Ka-the)	19. Zo-hton	36. Ma-tu
3. Salai	20. Zo-pay	37. Miram (a) Mara
4. Lin-kaw (Lu-shai)	21. Zo	38. Mi-tai
5. Kha-mi	22. Zan-hnyat(Zan-ni-yam)	39. Mwin
6. Auwa-khami	23. Ta-paung	40. Lu-shai (Lu-shay)
7. Khaw-no	24. Ti-dim(Te-dim)	41. Lay-myo
8. Khaung-kho	25. Tay-zan	42. Lin-te
9. Kaung-saing-chin	26. Tai-chun	43. Lauk-tu
10. Khwar-lim	27. Ta-doe	44. Lai
11. Khun-li (a) Sim	28. Htaw-yi	45. Lai-zo
12. Gan-te	29. Dim	46. Par-kim (a) Mro
13. Gway-te	30. Dai (Yin-du)	47. Hwarl-ngo
14. Ngun	31. Naga	48. Ah-nu
15. Hsi-zan	32. Tan-du	49. Ah-nan
16. Hsin-htan	33. Mar-yin	50. Ah-sho-chin(Myay-pyan)
17. Saing-zan	34. La-nam	51. Raung-tu

 (E) Bamar National Races

1. Bamar	4. Yaw	7. Ga-nan
2. Dawei	5. Ra-thein	8. Hsa-lon
3. Myeik	6. Ga-du(khon-tu)	9. Hpon(Hpun)

 (F) Mon National Races

1.Mon

 (G) Rakhine National Races

1. Rakhine	4. Daing-net	7. Thet
2. Kaman	5. Mra-mar-Gyi
3. Khamee	6. Myo

 (H) Shan National Races

1. Shan	13. Tai-khamti	25. Wa
2. Yun(La-O)	14. Gon(Khun)	26. Aik
3. Kwi	15. Taung-yoe	27. Pa-O(Taung-thu)
4. Hpyin	16. Danu	28. Tai-Lwoi
5. Tha-O	17. Pa-laung	29. Tai-Liam
6. Sa-naw	18. Myaung-zee	30. Tai-Lon
7. Si-lay	19. Yin-kyar	31. Tai-lay
8. In	20. Yin-net	32. Mong-thar
9. Son(Hsan)	21. Tai-kaik	33. Mong-maw
10. Kha-mu	22. Tai-khun	34. Inn-tha
11. Kay(Ah-kha)	23. La-hu
12. Ko-kang	24. Lwai-la

Despite the diversity and geographic separation the national groups share with each other a wide variety of social customs. Blessed with a favourable climate and inhabited by a happy, creative people, Myanmar culture on the whole is indigenous.

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