Karen people

ethnolinguistic group of people in Myanmar and Thailand
Intangible ethnic_group Q271790
Karen people
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Karen people

Summary

Karen people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karenic was Karen people's native language[3].
  • Karen people is in the country of Myanmar[4].
  • Karen people is in the country of Thailand[5].
  • Karen people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].
  • Karen people's Commons category is recorded as Karen people[7].
  • Karen people comprises Karenni people[8].
  • Karen people comprises Padaung people[9].
  • Karen people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karen people[10].
  • Karen people's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=77504[11].
  • Karen people's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Karen people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Karen people's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Karen people's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[15].

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Definition and Type

Karen people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].

Use and Application

Components include Karenni people[8], an ethnic group[16], in Myanmar[17] and Padaung people[9], an ethnic group[18], in Myanmar[19].

Why It Matters

Karen people ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Myanmar, Thailand
    Instance of
    Native language Karenic
    Has parts
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541070805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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