Tavoyan people
E849354
The Tavoyan people are a coastal ethnic group from southern Myanmar, particularly around Dawei (Tavoy), with their own dialect of Burmese and distinct cultural traditions.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEconomicActivity |
coastal trade
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| centeredInCity | Dawei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalPeople | true ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Bamar culture ⓘ |
| dialectOf | Burmese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Tavoyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
distinct coastal customs
ⓘ
distinct folk dance ⓘ distinct folk music ⓘ distinct local cuisine ⓘ |
| hasDistinctIdentityFrom | standard Burmese-speaking Bamar ⓘ |
| historicalNameOfRegion | Tavoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tavoyan dialect of Burmese ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Burmese language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Andaman Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bamar-related ethnic groups ⓘ |
| region | Tanintharyi Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| traditionalRegion |
Dawei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tavoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Burmese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.