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The Karen [a] (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ n / ⓘ kə-REN), also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group of Tibeto-Burman language-speaking people.The group as a whole is heterogeneous and disparate as many Karen ethnic groups do not associate or identify with each other culturally or linguistically.
The Karen (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ n /) [2] or Karenic languages are tonal languages spoken by some 4.5 million Karen people. [1] They are of unclear affiliation within the Sino-Tibetan languages. [3] The Karen languages are written using the Karen script. [4] The three main branches are Sgaw (commonly known as Karen), Pwo and Pa'O.
S’gaw, S'gaw Karen, or S’gaw K’Nyaw, commonly known as Karen, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the S'gaw Karen people of Myanmar and Thailand.A Karenic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, S'gaw Karen is spoken by over 2 million people in Tanintharyi Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Yangon Region, and Bago Region in Myanmar, and about 200,000 in northern and western Thailand along ...
As of 2025, there are over 20,000 Karen people living in Minnesota. [3] Among Minnesota public K-12 students, Karen is the fifth most commonly spoken home language: it's spoken by 4,700 students, more than half of whom live in St. Paul. [15] Within Minnesota, the majority of Karen people live in Ramsey County. [16]
The people who speak the language are referred to by many names, notably "Pwo Karen" or simply "Karen". The people call themselves Ploan Sho. The Pwo Karen people have lived in the eastern part of Burma for centuries, and in the western and northern parts of Thailand for at least seven or eight centuries. The population of “Pwo karen” is ...
It also provided for the possibility of secession from the Union after 10 years. In 1952, the former Shan state of Mong Pai was added, and the whole renamed Kayah State, possibly with the intent of driving a wedge between the Karenni (in Kayah State) and the rest of the Karen people (in Karen State), both fighting for independence.
The Zayein (Burma: ဇယိန်လူမျိုး) are a sub-group of Red Karen (Karenni people), Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma). They are also called Lahta (Kayan Lahta) and Loilong Karen. The Zayein are native of Pinlaung and Pekon Townships, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. [1]
They speak the S'gaw Karen language. [4] The S'gaw are a subgroup of the Karen people. They are also referred to by the exonym White Karen, [5] a term dating from colonial times and used in contrast to the Karenni (or "Red Karen") and the Pa'O (or "Black Karen"), even though the latter often rejected the term "Karen" to refer to themselves. [5]