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ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬-ꤖꤢꤨ | |
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Total population | |
c. 358,000 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Myanmar and Thailand | |
Languages | |
Karenni | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Baptists, Roman Catholic and Seventh-day Adventists), Folk religion, Theravada Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Karen people, Pa'O people |
The Karenni (Burmese: ကရင်နီ, lit. 'red Karen'), also known as the Kayah (Burmese: ကယားလူမျိုး) or Kayah Li (Karenni: ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬), are a Karen people native to the Kayah State of Myanmar (Burma).
According to a 1983 census, the Karenni consist of the following groups: Kayah, Geko (Kayan Ka Khaung, Gekho, Kayan Kadao), Geba (Kayan Gebar, Gaybar), Lahwi (Kayan Lahwi), Bre, Manu-Manau (Kayan Manumanao), Yintale, Yinbaw kayan kangan, Bwe and Pa'O. Several of the groups (Geko, Geba, Padaung, Yinbaw) belong to Kayan, a subgroup in region of Karenni. The groups Bre and Manu-Manau belong to the Kayaw subgroup.[citation needed]