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Danu people
ဓနု | |
|---|---|
 A troupe of Danu dancing girls in Pindaya (c. 1906) | |
| Total population | |
| 255,477 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Around Pindaya Caves, Shan State, Myanmar | |
| Languages | |
| Danu, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bamar, Arakanese, Intha |
The Danu people (Burmese: ဓနု) are a government-recognized ethnic group in Myanmar, predominantly populating the areas near the Pindaya Caves in Shan State.[1] They speak the Danu language, which is closely related to Burmese.[2]
- ^ "Composition of the Different Ethnic Groups under the 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar". Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Brussels. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Danu". Ethnologue. 2019-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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