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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Southern Sgaw Karen
this entity surface form:
Sgaw Kayin