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    The Rakhine (Burmese and Rakhine: ရခိုင်လူမျိုး, Rakhine pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɰ̃ lùmjó], Burmese pronunciation: [jəkʰàiɰ̃ lùmjó]) or Arakanese are a Southeast...
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    instead of Burmese script. Rakhine State (/rəˈkaɪn/ ; Rakhine and Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်; MLCTS: ra.hkuing pranynai, Rakhine pronunciation [ɹəkʰàiɰ̃ pɹènè]...
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    Rangamati Hill Districts. They belong to the same community as the Rakhine people. Many Marmas live in Bangladesh's coastal districts of Cox's Bazar and...
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    stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000...
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  • Violent clashes have been ongoing in the northern part of Myanmar's Rakhine State since October 2016. Insurgent attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation...
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  • Look up Rakhine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rakhine (/rəˈkaɪn/ ) may refer to: Rakhine State, in Myanmar Rakhine people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic...
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    Myanmar, launched a military offensive against Myanmar's military junta in Rakhine and southern Chin State. Fighting began concurrently with the launch of...
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  • Daingnet people (Burmese: ဒိုင်းနက်လူမျိုး), also known as the Thetkama people (Burmese: သက္ကမ) are an ethnic group indigenous to northern Rakhine State...
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    Rakhine State occupies the northern coastline of Myanmar up to the border with Bangladesh and corresponds to the historical Kingdom of Arakan. The history...
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  • As Kaman people were proficient in archery and had sufficient mental faculty and martial prowess, got the prestigious positions in Rakhine Royal army...
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    these Bamar migrants formed a distinct cultural identity, becoming the Rakhine people (also known as the Arakanese). A 2014 DNA analysis found that the Bamar...
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  • wrapped around a comb. The Rakhine (Arakanese) people of both genders traditionally wear longyis. As traditional attire, Rakhine men also wear collarless...
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  • The 2012 Rakhine State riots were a series of conflicts primarily between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar...
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  • political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party was founded on 13 January 2014...
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    Arakan Army (category Articles containing Rakhine-language text)
    The Arakan Army (Rakhine: ရက္ခိုင့်တပ်တော်), officially the Arakha Army (Rakhine: အာရက္ခတပ်တော်, romanized: Araka Tatdaw; abbreviated AA) is an ethnic...
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    Twan Mrat Naing (category Rakhine people)
    headquarters" are. Naing was born in Akyab (now Sittwe), the state capital of Rakhine State, on 7 November 1978.[citation needed] Naing previously worked as...
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    Myanmar conflict (category Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Asia)
    humanitarian assistance, with over 128,000 people living in IDP camps in Rakhine State and over 105,000 people displaced in Kachin State and northern Shan...
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    self-determination for the ethnic groups of Rakhine State. To safeguard the national identity and cultural heritage of the Rakhine people. To promote the national dignity...
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    leave behind all the impurities and bad omens from the past. Rakhine State - The Rakhine people have three unique customs that form Thingyan, namely the nantha...
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    The Arakan Mountains, natively referred as Rakhine Yoma (Burmese: ရခိုင်ရိုးမ) and technically known as the Southern Indo-Burman Range, are a mountain...
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  • Mro People are one of 53 sub-groups identified by the government of Myanmar. According to the Rakhine Chronicles, the Mro people were the first people who...
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    Kyaw Soe Oo (category Rakhine people)
    Oo is from a Rakhine Buddhist family in Sittwe. Oo began working as a journalist for Root Investigative Agency, an outlet for Rakhine news. After violence...
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    Sittwe (redirect from Sittwe, Rakhine State)
    mjo̰]; formerly Akyab) is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced sait-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial...
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  • Nay Toe (category Rakhine people)
    1981 in Tawhtu village in Manaung Township, Cheduba Island, to ethnic Rakhine parents, U Aung Than and Daw Than Myaing. He is the second child of four...
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    Surigaonon people Waray people Aeta people Andamanese Ati people Mamanwa Mani Orang Asli Semang Bamar people Chakma people Karen people Rakhine people Kamein...
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  • Sanghamitta Sangrai (New year Water Festival Celebrated by Marma and Rakhine People in Bangladesh) Sanja Matsuri Setsubun Songkran Songkran (Lao) Songkran...
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    Meitei, Tripuri, Marma, Tanchangya, Barua, Khasi, Santhals, Chakma, Rakhine people, Garo, Biharis, Oraons, Mundas. Biharis are Urdu-speaking, non-Bengalis...
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  • into eight 'national races,' namely the Bamar (Burmans), Shan, Karen, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Kachin, Chin, and Kayah (Karenni). Many ethnic and ethnoreligious...
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    Arakan (category History of Rakhine)
    Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ or /ˈɑːrəkɑːn/) is the historical geographical name of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The region was called Arakan for centuries...
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    Myanmar, primarily in the Rakhine State. Closely related to Burmese, the language is spoken by the Rakhine and Marma peoples; it is estimated to have around...
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