Sgaw Karen

E681616

Sgaw Karen is a major Karen ethnic group primarily living in Myanmar and Thailand, known for its distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sgaw Kayin 1
Southern Sgaw Karen 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Karen people
ethnic group
associatedWithLanguageCode ksw
associatedWithOrganization Karen National Union NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryOfResidence Australia NERFINISHED
Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnographicRegion Myanmar NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice swidden agriculture
terrace farming
traditional bamboo house building
weaving
hasEndonym Sgaw NERFINISHED
Sgaw Kaw NERFINISHED
hasExonym Sgaw Kayin NERFINISHED
Skaw Karen NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Animist Sgaw Karen NERFINISHED
Buddhist Sgaw Karen NERFINISHED
Christian Sgaw Karen NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageSpoken Sgaw Karen language
languageSubfamily Karen languages NERFINISHED
partOf Karen ethnic groups
region Bago Region NERFINISHED
Chiang Mai Province NERFINISHED
Karen State NERFINISHED
Mae Hong Son Province NERFINISHED
Tak Province NERFINISHED
Tanintharyi Region NERFINISHED
religion Animism
Buddhism
Christianity
traditionalDress handwoven tunics
striped shirts and dresses
traditionalMusic bamboo mouth organ
drums
gongs
traditionalReligion ancestor worship
spirit worship
usesCalendar Burmese calendar
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar
writingSystem Burmese script NERFINISHED
Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (7)

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

Sgaw Karen language hasDialects Sgaw Karen
this entity surface form: Southern Sgaw Karen
Sgaw Karen language hasAlternativeName Sgaw Karen
this entity surface form: Sgaw Kayin
Karenic languages hasSubgroup Sgaw Karen
Karen Americans language Sgaw Karen
Kayin State regionalLanguage Sgaw Karen
Karen peoples hasSubgroup Sgaw Karen