Karen

Ka·ren

C0110600 (kə-rēn′)n. pl. Karen or Ka·rens 1. A member of a people inhabiting southeast Myanmar and western Thailand.2. Any of the Tibeto-Burman languages of this people.

[Earlier Burmese ka-reng (Modern Burmese kayin), originally a derogatory term.]

Karen

(kəˈrɛn) npl -rens or -ren1. (Peoples) a member of a Thai people of Myanmar2. (Peoples) the language of this people, probably related to Thai and belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

Ka•ren

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n., pl. -rens, (esp. collectively) -ren. 1. a member of a people or group of peoples of E and S Burma and adjacent parts of Thailand. 2. the group of closely related languages spoken by the Karens, affiliated with the Tibeto-Burman subgroup of Sino-Tibetan.

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Karen - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlandsKarenicTibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Burman language - a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula

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Karen

a people living in southeastern Burma (approximately 2.4 million persons; 1970 estimate) and western Thailand (more than 100, 000).

Significant vestiges of tribal division have been retained among the Karen; the principal groups are the Sgaw, the Pwo, and the Bghai. The dialects and customs of the groups differ sharply from one another. The Karen language is a member of the Tibe-to-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Buddhism, Christianity (in particular, Baptists), and ancient animistic beliefs are widespread among the Karen. The Karen have an autonomous national state (Kawthule State) in the Union of Burma, but the majority live outside its boundaries (in the Irrawaddy Delta). The chief occupation of the Karen is farming (rice, beans, cotton, tobacco, fruits, and vegetables).

REFERENCES

Narody lugo- Vostochnoi Azii. Moscow, 1966. Pages 350–53. Birmanskii soiuz. Moscow, 1958. (Collection.)
Marshall, H. I. The Karens of Burma. London, 1945.

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KAREN➣Keystone Architecture Required for European Networks

KAREN➣Kiwi Advanced Research & Education Network (New Zealand)

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noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

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