Pa'O people

E295215
ethnic group ethnic minority

The Pa'O people are an ethnic minority group primarily inhabiting Myanmar’s Shan State, known for their distinct traditional dress, language, and agricultural lifestyle.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pa-O people 2
Pa’O people 2
Taungthu people 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
ethnic minority ⓘ
administrativeArea Pa-O Self-Administered Zone ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Taungthu ⓘ
Pa'O people ⓘ
surface form: Taungthu people
armedGroup Pa-O National Army ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
countryMinorityIn Myanmar ⓘ
culturalPractice agricultural rituals ⓘ
pagoda festivals ⓘ
culturalRegion eastern Myanmar highlands ⓘ
culturalSymbol black jacket ⓘ
turban ⓘ
economicActivity market gardening ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Union of Myanmar
language Pa’O language ⓘ
surface form: Pa'O language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
majorSettlementArea Kalaw ⓘ
surface form: Kalaw area

around Inle Lake ⓘ
southern Shan State ⓘ
minorSettlementArea Bago Region ⓘ
Kayah State ⓘ
Mon State ⓘ
nationalityOf many citizens of Myanmar ⓘ
politicalOrganization Pa-O National Organization ⓘ
populationStatus one of the major ethnic groups in Shan State ⓘ
primaryRegion Shan State ⓘ
recognizedIn 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
religion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

animism ⓘ
selfDesignation Pa’O ⓘ
surface form: Pa'O
traditionalCrop chili ⓘ
garlic ⓘ
onion ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
tea ⓘ
traditionalDressFeature black or dark indigo clothing ⓘ
colorful turban ⓘ
headscarf often orange or red ⓘ
traditionalHousing rural villages ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligionElement ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ
usesScript Burmese script (for writing Pa'O language) ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karen → hasSubgroup → Pa'O people ⓘ
subject surface form: Karen people
Karen State → ethnicGroup → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pa-O people
Shan Hills → inhabitedBy → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pa-O people
Pa’O language → spokenBy → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pa’O people
Pa’O language → spokenBy → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taungthu people
Pa’O language → ethnicGroup → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pa’O people
Pa'O people → alsoKnownAs → Pa'O people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taungthu people