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Mizo people

Mizo
Mizo hnam
Total population
1,400,000+ (2011–2019)[a][1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 India
830,846–1,160,902 (2011)[b][3]
 Myanmar400,000[2]
 United States50,000[4]
 Singapore22,000[5]
 Malaysia8,000[6]
 Israel6,000[7]
Languages
Mizo language
Religion
Majority:
Christianity[8]
Minority:
Judaism, Buddhism, and Mizo religion
Related ethnic groups

The Mizo people, historically known as the Lushais[c], are an ethnic group native to the state of Mizoram in India and neighbouring states (such as Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya) of Northeast India. They speak the Tibeto-Burman language of Mizo, the official language and lingua franca of Mizoram. The state is the second most literate state in India, at more than a rate of 90%.[9]

The Chin people of Myanmar and the Kuki people of India and Bangladesh are the kindred tribes of Mizos[10] and many of the Mizo migrants in Myanmar have accepted the Chin identity. The Chin, Kuki, Mizo, and southern Naga peoples are collectively known as Zo people (Mizo: Zohnahthlak; lit. "descendants of Zo") which all speak the Kukish languages.[11]


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  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Myanmar Mizo". Kabaw Tlangval. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ Forrest, Jack. "Celebrating Chin culture".
  5. ^ "SINGAPORE-A MIZO KAL TUM LEH AWM MEK TAN THU PAWIMAWH".
  6. ^ https://misual.life/2008/05/10/japan-a-hnathawk-thin-george-lalremruata/ [bare URL]
  7. ^ Haime, Jordyn. "India's Bnei Menashe community in crisis as Manipur rocked by ethnic violence". www.timesofisrael.com.
  8. ^ Religion data of census 2011 cpsindia.org October 2016 Archived 1 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Mizoram Population 2022 | Sex Ratio & Literacy rate 2023". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Interesting facts about the Kuki tribe". 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ "MNF steps up campaign for unification of Manipur's Thadou Kuki, Zo-Zomi tribals | Tripuraindia".

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