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Mizo people
Ethnic group native to northeastern India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mizo people, historically known as the Lushais, are an ethnic group native to the state of Mizoram in India and neighbouring states 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]
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Mizo hnam | |
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![]() Ethnic flag of the Mizo people | |
Total population | |
1,400,000+ (2011–2019)[lower-alpha 1][1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() 830,846–1,160,902 (2011)[lower-alpha 2][3] | |
![]() | 400,000[2] |
![]() | 50,000[4] |
![]() | 22,000[5] |
![]() | 8,000[6] |
![]() | 6,000[7] |
Languages | |
Mizo language | |
Religion | |
Majority:![]() Minority: Judaism, Buddhism, and Mizo religion | |
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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]