The Chin people (Burmese: ချင်းလူမျိုး; MLCTS: hkyang lu. myui:, pronounced: [tɕɪ́ɴ lù mjó]) are one of the major ethnic nationalities in Burma. The Chin are one of the founding groups (Chin, Kachin, Shan, and Myanmar) of the Union of Burma. Chin is the primary ethnic group of the Chin State, having many related languages, cultures, and traditions.The British Broadcasting Corporation states that "The Chin people, ... are one of the most persecuted minority groups in Burma."The major ethnic group of the Chin people is Zomi. The Zomi people predominantly live in the Chin State and the Sagging division of Myanmar but are also spread throughout Burma, Bangladesh, and India as refugees. According to the Burma census of 1891, the Chin ethnology was dismissed because the Chin are considered a hil