The Lachik, also known as the Lashi or Lacid, are a
Kachin sub-tribe and ethnic group who speak the
Lashi language
Lashi ( my, လရှီ, endonym ''Lacid'') is a Burmish languages, Burmish language. Although the endonym Lashi is often used by Western researchers, the people refer to themselves and their language as Lacid. It is according to Nishi (1999: 70 ...
. The Kachin people are a confederation of six ethnic groups.
[Kachin National Museum, Myitkyina]
The majority of Lachik people live in northern
Burma
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Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...
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Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
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[Sawada, Hideo. 2017. ''Two Undescribed Dialects of Northern Burmish Sub-branch: Gyannoʔ and Thoʔlhang''. Presented at ICSTLL 50, Beijing, China.] and western
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
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Dress
Lachik costumes differ from other Kachin sub-tribes and have specific meaning.
References
{{Ethnic groups in China
Ethnic groups in Myanmar