Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Karen Kayin Kariang or Yang people (Per Ploan Poe or Ploan in Poe Karen and Pwa Ka Nyaw or Kanyaw in Sgaw Karen; ကညီကလုာ္ pronounced: [kəjɪ̀ɴ lù mjó]; Thai: กะเหรี่ยง or ยาง) refer to a number of Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic groups which reside primarily in Karen State southern and southeastern Burma (Myanmar). The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of approximately 5 million people.
