Hpon people
ဖွန်း | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1,600 (2025)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kachin State | |
| Languages | |
| Hpon, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
The Hpon people (Burmese: ဖွန်းလူမျိုး; also spelt Hpun) are an ethnic group in Kachin State, Myanmar.[2] They are one of Myanmar's 135 recognized ethnic groups[3] and speak the Hpon language.
Culture and religion
The Ayeyarwady River has long been the lifeline of Hpon society, with many making their living in the fishing industry.[1] The Hpon primarily practice Buddhism, with minorities practicing folk religion and Christianity.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "HPON" (PDF). ASIA HARVEST. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးစု ၁၃၅ မျိုးနှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ မည်သည့်အစိုးရလက်ထက်တွင် စာရင်းပြုစုပြီး ရရှိလာခဲ့သည်နှင့် စပ်လျဉ်းသည့်မေးခွန်း". Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ↑ David Bradley. "The Ethnolinguistic Groups of Myanmar" (PDF). jseals.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.