Karen

E61141

ethnic group indigenous people

The Karen are an indigenous ethnic group of Southeast Asia, primarily living in Myanmar and Thailand, with distinct languages, cultures, and a long history of political struggle and displacement.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Karen people	52	0
Karen conflict	0	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → indigenous people →
armedWing	Karen National Liberation Army →
continent	Asia →
country	Myanmar → Thailand →
ethnicGroupIn	Myanmar → Thailand →
hasSubgroup	Bwe Karen people → Kayah people → surface form: Kayin people Pa'O people → Pwo Karen people → Sgaw Karen people →
issue	cultural preservation → displacement → land rights → refugee status in Thailand →
language	Pa’O language → surface form: Pa'O language Pwo Karen language → Sgaw Karen language →
languageFamily	Sino-Tibetan languages →
neighboringEthnicGroup	Bamar → surface form: Bamar people Mon people → Shan people →
politicalOrganization	Karen National Union →
politicalStruggle	Karen conflict in Myanmar →
populationCenter	Chiang Mai Province → Karen State → Karenni State → surface form: Kayah State Mae Hong Son Province → Tak Province → Tanintharyi Region →
region	Southeast Asia →
religion	Animism → Buddhism → Christianity →
ritual	ancestor veneration → harvest festivals →
script	Burmese script → Karen script →
traditionalCraft	basketry → silverwork → weaving →
traditionalDance	ceremonial dances →
traditionalDress	handwoven tunics → striped woven garments →
traditionalMusic	bamboo instruments → harp-like instruments →
traditionalOccupation	subsistence agriculture → swidden farming → wet-rice cultivation →
traditionalReligion	Karen animist beliefs →

Referenced by (4)

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

Karen State → conflict → Karen →

this entity surface form: Karen conflict

Tenasserim → ethnicDiversity → Karen →

Myanmar → ethnicGroup → Karen →

Burma (until 1937) → ethnicGroups → Karen →