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Akha |
Arakanese |
Chin |
Danau |
Kachin |
Karen |
Karenni |
Kokang |
Kuki |
Mon |
Nagas |
Rohingya |
Shan |
Tavoyan |
Wa |
| Karenni |
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| Indigenous Group |
Karenni (Four
major subgroups of the Karenni are the Kayan (Padaung), Kayaw, Paku and
Kayah, but there are several other subgroups, which are even further
subdivided.) |
| Location |
Burma, most
Karenni live in the Karenni (Kayah) State located in mid-to-southeast
Burma on the Thai border. There are some Karenni in other parts of
Burma, Thailand and elsewhere. |
| Estimated Population |
300,000 live
in the Karenni State (2004, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples
Organization website) |
| Environment |
Mountain and
River Valleys |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Some
assimilated, some traditional |
| Language Family |
Karenni
Other names: Eastern Kayah is also known as Red Karen,
Karenni, Kayay or Kayah Western Kayah is also known as Kayah Li,
Karenni, Karennyi, Red Karen, Yang Daeng, Karieng Daeng.
Classification: Sino-Tibetan language family, Eastern Kayah and
Western Kayah (listed as two distinct languages by ethnologue.com) |
| Website URLs |
http://www.karenni.org
http://www.unpo.org/...
http://www.ibiblio.org/...
http://www.culturalsurvival.org
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| NGOs |
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, Karenni Student
Development Programme (KDSP), Karenni National Women’s Organization
(KNWO), The Karenni Rainbow Foundation, Karenni Independence Through
Education (KITE) |
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