Daingnet people live in the northern
Rakhine State of
Burma. According to their own internal census in 1995 they numbered about 60,000. In 2011, the number is estimated to be around 80,000. From appearance they are indistinguishable from the
Rakhine people. But Daingnet people have a distinct language and culture. Ethnically they are closely related to the
Chakma people of Bangladesh and North Eastern India. The languages of the Daingnet and
Chakma people are mutually intelligible. Daingnet people are one of 135 ethnic groups officially recognized by the
Myanmar government as indigenous to
Myanmar. Daingnets are one of the Tibeto-Burman tribes. Genetically they are closely related to the
Tibetans and
Burmans.