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Akha |
Arakanese |
Chin |
Danau |
Kachin |
Karen |
Karenni |
Kokang |
Kuki |
Mon |
Nagas |
Rohingya |
Shan |
Tavoyan |
Wa |
| Karen |
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| Indigenous Group |
Karen (2 main subgroups are the Sgaw [S'waw, Skaw, Pgaganyaw] and the Pwo [Plong]) |
| Location |
Burma, Eastern Mountain ranges |
| Estimated Population |
3 million (2003, CIA World Factbook) |
| Environment |
Forested Mountains |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Some assimilated, some
traditional |
| Language Family |
Karen
Classification: Sino-Tibetan language family.
Related languages (too distinct to be considered dialects of Karen, but some
Karen speak them): Brek, Bwe, Geba, Geko, Lahta, Manumanaw, Pa'o, Padaung,
Paku, Pwo Eastern, Pwo Western, S'gaw, Yinbaw Yintale, Zayein. |
| Website URLs |
http://www.karen.org
http://www.ibiblio.org/... |
| NGOs |
Karen Human Rights Group, Karen National League, Karen National Union, Karen Emergency Relief Fund, Kawthoolei Education Fund |
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