Pa-O people

E690529

The Pa-O people are an ethnic group of Myanmar, primarily residing in the country's southeastern regions, known for their distinct traditional dress, agriculture-based livelihoods, and unique language and culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pa-O people canonical 10
Pa-O 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people

Taungthu ⓘ
armedWing Pa-O National Army ⓘ
associatedWith Inle Lake region ⓘ
linked to: Inle Lake basin
country Myanmar ⓘ
culturalPractice Buddhist festivals ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
economicActivity animal husbandry ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Southeast Asia ⓘ
language Pa-O language ⓘ
linked to: Pa’O language
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in Myanmar ⓘ
politicalOrganization Pa-O National Organization ⓘ
primaryCrops chili ⓘ
garlic ⓘ
onion ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
tea ⓘ
recognizedMinorityIn Myanmar ⓘ
region Shan Plateau ⓘ
regionType mountainous areas ⓘ
rural villages ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

animism ⓘ
residence Bago Region ⓘ
Karen State ⓘ
Kayah State ⓘ
Mon State ⓘ
Shan State ⓘ
southeastern Myanmar ⓘ
selfAdministeredArea Pa-O Self-Administered Zone ⓘ
selfAdministeredZoneLocation southern Shan State ⓘ
traditionalDressColor black ⓘ
indigo ⓘ
traditionalDressFeature brightly colored turban ⓘ
dark-colored jacket ⓘ
dark-colored trousers or longyi ⓘ
traditionalHousing wooden stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
turbanColor orange ⓘ
red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
usesScript Burmese script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mon State → hasEthnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ
Shan State → ethnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ
Kayin State → ethnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ
Taunggyi → ethnicComposition → Pa-O people ⓘ
Shan Plateau → otherEthnicGroups → Pa-O people ⓘ
Kalaw → hasEthnicCommunities → Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people
Myanmar Highlands → hasEthnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ
Kayah State → hasEthnicGroup → Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people
Pwo Karen → relatedEthnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ
Pa-O people → alternativeName → Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone → ethnicGroup → Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone → dominantEthnicGroup → Pa-O ⓘ
linked to: Pa-O people
eastern Myanmar → hasEthnicGroup → Pa-O people ⓘ