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Pa'O may refer to: * Pa'O language, a Karen language of Burma * Pa'O people , native_name_lang = my , image = Pa O Tribe Kalaw Shan Myanmar.jpg , caption = A Pa'O woman near Kalaw, southern Shan State , population = 1,400,000 (2014 est.) , popplace = Myanmar, Thailand , rels ..., an ethnic nationality in Burma {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pa'O Language
The Pa'O language (also spelled Pa-O or Pa-oh; blk, ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ, ); my, ပအိုဝ်းဘာသာ), sometimes called Taungthu, is a Karen language spoken by one and a half million Pa'O people in Myanmar. The language is primarily written using a system of phonetics devised by Christian missionaries, and many of the materials now available for it on the Internet derive from Christian missionary involvement, although most of the Pa'O are generally reported to be Buddhists (without real statistics, etc.). The language is also referred to by the exonyms "Black Karen" and "White Karen", both of which are terms used in contrast to "Red Karen language, Red Karen" (Karenni), also of Myanmar. Dialects include Taunggyi and Kokareit. Phonology The following displays the phonological features of the Pa'O (Taungthu) language: Consonants * /p, t, k, ʔ/ and /m, n, ŋ/ can occur as final consonants. Stops may also be heard as unreleased [p̚, t̚, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pa'O People
, native_name_lang = my , image = Pa O Tribe Kalaw Shan Myanmar.jpg , caption = A Pa'O woman near Kalaw, southern Shan State , population = 1,400,000 (2014 est.) , popplace = Myanmar, Thailand , rels = Theravada Buddhism , related_groups = Karen people , langs = Pa'O, Burmese, Thai The Pa'O ( my, ပအိုဝ်းလူမျိုး, , or ; ;Eastern Poe Karen, တံင်သူ; ksw, တီသူ; also spelt Pa-O or Paoh) are the seventh largest ethnic nationality in Burma, with a population of approximately 1,800,000 to 2,000,000. Other name of Pa-O is PaU, PhyaU, Piao, Taungthu, Taungsu, Tongsu and Kula. History The Pa'O settled in the Thaton region of present-day Myanmar around 1700 AD. Historically, the Pa'O wore colourful clothing until King Anawratha defeated the Mon King, Makuta of Thaton. The Pa'O were enslaved and forced to wear indigo-dyed clothing to signify their status. People The Pa'O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
