Myeik people

The Myeik people live in the coastal region (Myeik District and Kawthaung District), which is the southernmost part of Tanintharyi Region in lower Myanmar. Myeik District includes more than eight hundred small islands called Myeik Archipelago along the coast. Myeik people mainly use the Burmese language, but the pronunciation is so different that ordinary Burmese cannot understand it.\nMyeik people are engaged in the chicken drumstick industry on a large scale. mining; making dried fish paste; Betel nut planting They also do sea bird nesting and pearl diving.\nSilk weaving works in the city. The thick and firm silk thread called Meeiklong thread is among the best types of silk. As for the fish paste, the green fish paste made by Myeik people is a famous product of Myeik city.