Language family

Sino-Tibetan Peoples

Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman peoples across East and Southeast Asia, from the Chinese lowlands to the Himalayan highlands.

33
Member ethnic groups
18
Branches represented
4
World regions spanned

Sal6 groups

Bodo woman from Bodoland (India)

Bodo

Bodoland (India)

Chutiya woman from Assam (India)

Chutiya

Assam (India)

Garos woman from Garo Hills (India)

Garos

Garo Hills (India)

Jingpo woman from Kachin State (Myanmar), Yunnan (China) North-East India

Jingpo

Kachin State (Myanmar), Yunnan (China) North-East India

Tiwa woman from India (Assam, Meghalaya)

Tiwa

India (Assam, Meghalaya)

Tripuri woman from Tripura (India)

Tripuri

Tripura (India)

Loloish4 groups

Akha woman from Yunnan (Pu'er and Xishuangbanna)

Akha

Yunnan (Pu'er and Xishuangbanna)

Hani woman from Yunnan (China)

Hani

Yunnan (China)

Lisu woman from China, Myanmar

Lisu

China, Myanmar

Yi woman from China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi)

Yi

China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi)

Kuki-Chin-Naga4 groups

Karbi woman from Karbi Anglong district (India)

Karbi

Karbi Anglong district (India)

Meitei woman from Manipur (India)

Meitei

Manipur (India)

Naga woman from India (Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Myanmar (Naga Self-Administered Zone)

Naga

India (Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Myanmar (Naga Self-Administered Zone)

Zomi woman from Zogam (Myanmar, Bangladesh, India)

Zomi

Zogam (Myanmar, Bangladesh, India)

Tibetic3 groups

Balti woman from Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)

Balti

Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)

Ngalop woman from Bhutan

Ngalop

Bhutan

Tibetans woman from Tibet (China), Nepal, Bhutan

Tibetans

Tibet (China), Nepal, Bhutan

Other Sino-Tibetan groups16 groups

Bai woman from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (China)

Bai

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (China)

Bamars woman from Myanmar

Bamars

Myanmar

Gurungs woman from Nepal, Sikkim (India), West Bengal (India)

Gurungs

Nepal, Sikkim (India), West Bengal (India)

Karen woman from Karen State, Kayah State, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Myanmar), Thailand

Karen

Karen State, Kayah State, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Myanmar), Thailand

Kirantis woman from Eastern Region (Nepal)

Kirantis

Eastern Region (Nepal)

Magars woman from Nepal

Magars

Nepal

Mising woman from India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh)

Mising

India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh)

Newars woman from Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)

Newars

Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)

Nyishi woman from Arunachal Pradesh (India)

Nyishi

Arunachal Pradesh (India)

Qiang woman from Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (China)

Qiang

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (China)

Rakhine woman from Rakhine State (Myanmar)

Rakhine

Rakhine State (Myanmar)

Sharchops woman from Bhutan (Lhuntse, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang, and Trashiyangtse Districts)

Sharchops

Bhutan (Lhuntse, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang, and Trashiyangtse Districts)

Tamangs woman from Nepal, Sikkim

Tamangs

Nepal, Sikkim

Tujia woman from Wuling Mountains (China)

Tujia

Wuling Mountains (China)

Waxiang woman from Hunan (China)

Waxiang

Hunan (China)

Zotung woman from Rezua area, Chin State, western Myanmar

Zotung

Rezua area, Chin State, western Myanmar

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