The Tanchangya people , Tonchonga, Tanchangyas or Tonchongyas (/ˈtɒntʃɒŋɛ/) are an Chinwin valley origin ethnic group living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh,[3] Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, and Rakhine state of Myanmar.

The Tanchangya language is a mixture of Pali, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Chakma and Bengali, with some English words incorporated.

In Arakanese language, "Taung" or "Tong" means hill, while "Taungya" refers to hilltop swidden cultivation, commonly known as Jhum.

For example, the ancient kingdom of Arakan was inhabited by the Mongols, the Tibetan Burman people, and the Kirat tribes of Murung, Khumi, Chak, Sin, Shenduz, Mro, Khyang, Daingnak, and Marumimu.

[9] Tanchangya people have their own script [10] The fact that the Dainkas are Buddhists was mentioned by Fairy, the then commissioner of the Arakan Division, the author of 'History of Burma'.

From the original Tripitaka, the necessary formulas used in daily work or social occasions like death, marriage, etc.

The full dress of a Tanchangya woman is collectively known as "Paiet Kapor", which literarily translates to "five parts."

These include "Rajjur & Jhanga" for the ears, "Baghor & Kuchikharu" for the wrists, "Tajjur" for the arms, "Chandrahar, Hochuli and Sikchara" for the neck.

Tanchangya men traditionally wear a loincloth and long sleeve shirts.

Nowadays many Tanchangyas are service people and professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, etc.

Tanchangyas celebrate 'Bishu' as a main enjoyable festival at the end and beginning of the new year.

The eldest son or a close relative of the deceased then shifts the body to the funeral pyre.

If a wife is separated when she is pregnant and if she gives birth to a male child, he will inherit her ex-husband's property.