Tags: Ethnic Group.
Red Karen (Kayah) also known as Karenni is a subgroup of the Karen people a Sino-Tibetan people living mostly in Kayah State of Burma.According to a 1983 census the Red Karens (Karenni) consist of the following groups: Kayah Geko (Kayan Ka Khaung Gekho Gaykho) Geba (Kayan Gebar Gaybar) Padaung (Kayan Lahwi) Bres Manu-Manaus (Manumanao) Yintale Yinbaw Bwe Shan and Pao. Several of the groups (Geko Gebar Padaung) belong to Kayan a subgroup of Red Karen.