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Khyang, The a small tribe of the chittagong
hill tracts of Bangladesh. According to the 1991 census, their
number in Bangladesh was 2,343. They live in the Rajasthali upazila of
Rangamati district and in Chambi and some other mouzas of Bandarban district.
A sizeable number of Khyangs live in the arakan
region of Myanmar. There they are known as Chins. They are Buddhists.
Among the smaller ethnic groups in Bangladesh only the Khyangs follow
totemic rites. Some of their clans are known after cats, monkeys and mice.
Khyangs have a spoken language of the Kuki-Chin dialect but do not have
any written script. [Sadat Ullah Khan] |
