Sgo ( Eng. S'gaw, Skaw, S'gaw, S'gau ), also known as White Karen ( Eng. White Karen ) [1] or Paganya ( Eng. Paganyaw ) [2] - an ethnic group of Karen living in Myanmar and Thailand [3] . They speak the Sgo-Karen language [4] .
| Sgo Kayin Lumyou | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: 2.3 million | |
| Tongue | Sgo-Karen |
| Religion | Buddhism , Christianity , animism |
| Included in | karen |
They live in Myanmar in the Irrawaddy Delta, Pegu Mountains, in the north of Karen. They include ethnic groups left and money .
The exonym “White Karen” has been used since colonial times to distinguish Sgo from Kai (“Red Karen”) and Pao ("Black Karen") [1] .
See also
- Karen
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Sir George Scott
- ↑ Land Use and Sustainability in the Highlands of Northern Thailand (Link unavailable) . Date of treatment December 17, 2016. Archived on September 29, 2011.
- ↑ Hilltribes in Thailand
- ↑ Ethnologue - Karen, S'gaw