Topic summary
Pa'O people

The Pa'O (Pa'o Karen: ပအိုဝ်ႏလိုꩻမျိုꩻ; Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းလူမျိုး, IPA:, or တောင်သူ; Shan: ပဢူဝ်း; Eastern Poe Karen: တံင်သူ; S'gaw Karen: တီသူ; also spelt Pa-O or Paoh) are a Karenic language-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Myanmar, especially Shan State.
Other names of the Pa'O include: PAOH, Pa-U, Pao, Tau-soo, Black Karen, and Taungthu.