Pa’O

E680705

Pa’O is a Karenic ethnic group of Myanmar and Thailand with its own distinct Tibeto-Burman language and cultural traditions.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pa'O 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Karenic people
ethnic group
associatedWithLocation Inle Lake region NERFINISHED
southern Shan hills
continent Asia
country Myanmar
Thailand
culturalIdentity distinct customs and traditions
culturalPractice Buddhist festivals
oral literature
spirit worship
traditional dance
ethnicLanguageStatus indigenous language of Myanmar
ethnonymLanguageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED
hasAutonym Taungthu NERFINISHED
hasDialect northern Pa’O dialect
southern Pa’O dialect
language Pa’O language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Karenic languages NERFINISHED
Sino-Tibetan languages
linguisticTypology SVO word order
tonal language
migrationPattern cross-border presence in Thailand
internal migration within Myanmar
neighboringGroups Karen people NERFINISHED
Mon people NERFINISHED
Shan people NERFINISHED
partOf ethnic minorities in Myanmar
populationStatus minority group in Myanmar
recognizedAs ethnic nationality of Myanmar
region Karen State NERFINISHED
Kayah State NERFINISHED
Mon State NERFINISHED
Shan State NERFINISHED
Tanintharyi Region NERFINISHED
northern Thailand
religion Christianity
Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

animism
scriptUsed Burmese script
subgroupOf Karen peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalDressFeature black or dark indigo clothing
brightly colored turban
distinctive headscarf for women
traditionalOccupation agriculture
tea cultivation
vegetable farming

Referenced by (3)

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

Pa'O people selfDesignation Pa’O
this entity surface form: Pa'O
Karen peoples hasSubgroup Pa’O