Tibeto-Burman migration to Indian subcontinent

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Tibeto-Burman speakers found in the areas marked in orange, primarily in the areas around Myanmar and the Himalayas

The Tibeto-Burman migration to the Indian subcontinent started around 1000 BC.[1] The Tibeto-Burman speakers of the subcontinent are found in Nepal, Northeast India, and the Eastern Himalayas. The main Tibeto-Burman languages in the Indian Subcontinent are Tibetic and Rung (Proposed) in the north as well as Bodo-garo and Kuki-Chin with many others in the East.

The origin of the Tibeto-Burman speakers was located in the upper course of Yangtse and the Haong Ho (Yellow) rivers in North West China.[2][3][4] At this time in India it was a mix of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Austroasiatic Languages.

Population

The Tibeto-Burman speaking groups categorized as tribes constitute 31.36% of the total population of Nepal, 12.5% in Assam, 68.79% in Arunachal Pradesh, 35.14% in Manipur, 94.44% in Mizoram, 86.46% in Nagaland and 31.76% in Tripura.

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