Karenni people
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ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬-ꤖꤢꤨ | |
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Theravada Buddhism | |
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| Karen people, Pa'O people |
The Karenni (Burmese: ကရင်နီ, lit. 'red Karen'), also known as the Kayah (Burmese: ကယားလူမျိုး) or Kayah Li (Karenni: ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬), are a Karen people native to the Kayah State of Myanmar (Burma).
According to a 1983 census, the Karenni consist of the following groups: Kayah,
Yintale, Yinbaw kayan kangan, Bwe and Pa'O. Several of the groups (Geko, Geba, Padaung, Yinbaw) belong to Kayan, a subgroup in region of Karenni. The groups Bre and Manu-Manau belong to the Kayaw subgroup.[citation needed
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Karenni States
The Karenni States were a collection of small states inhabited by Karenni people,Bre and various other small tribes to the west.[1] During British rule, the Karenni had a garrison of military police, which was stationed at the village of Loikaw.[1]
The
Karen State
), both fighting for independence.
Gallery
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A Kayăn Lahta couple in traditional dress -
A Karenni couple
References
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 678.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red Karen.
- "Huay Pu Keng". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- "Traditional Dresses in Kayah State". Technological University (Loikaw). Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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| Kayah (9) | |
| Kayin (Karen) (11) | |
| Chin (53) |
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| Bamar (Burman) (9) | |
| Mon (1) | |
| Rakhine (Arakanese) (7) | |
| Shan (33) | |
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