Tibetan people
East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tibetan people (Tibetan: བོད་པ་, Wylie: bod pa, THL: bö pa; Chinese: 藏族) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million. In addition to the majority living in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan, as well as in India, Nepal, and Bhutan.
| Total population | |
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| c. 6.7 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 China | 6.3 million[2] |
 India | 182,685 (2011 census)[3] |
 Nepal | 20,000–40,000[4][5] |
 United States | 26,700[6] |
 Canada | 9,350[7] |
 Switzerland | 8,000[8] [6] |
 France | 8,000[6] |
 Bhutan | 5,000[5] |
 Belgium | 5,000[6] |
 Australia &  New Zealand | 1,817[6] |
| Languages | |
| Tibetic languages and Chinese languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism; significant minority of Bon; Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sherpa · Qiang · Ngalop · Sharchop · Ladakhis · Baltis · Burig · Kachin · Yi · Bamar · Other Sino-Tibetan-speaking peoples | |
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| Chinese | 藏族 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tibetic languages belong to the Tibeto-Burman language group. The traditional or mythological explanation of the Tibetan people's origin is that they are the descendants of the human Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa and rock ogress Ma Drag Sinmo. It is thought that most of the Tibeto-Burman speakers in southwest China, including Tibetans, are direct descendants from the ancient Qiang people.[9]
Most Tibetans practice Tibetan Buddhism, although some observe the indigenous Bon religion and there is a small Muslim minority. Tibetan Buddhism influences Tibetan art, drama and architecture, while the harsh geography of Tibet has produced an adaptive culture of Tibetan medicine and cuisine.