Kayah, Eastern

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Kayah state: Shadaw township east of Thanlwin river; Shan state: Langkho district.

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Language NameKayah, Eastern

User Population

18,000 in Thailand (2000). 2 camps of 15,000 refugees from Myanmar.

Location

Mae Hong Son province.

Alternate Names

Karennyi, Kayah, Kayay, Kayeh, Red Karen, “Yang Daeng” (pej.)

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Home, religion, village. Also use Thai [tha].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60% in Thai [tha].

Other Comments

Strong feeling that all Kayah are the same ethnic group. Upper Eastern Kayah is north of Mae Hong Son provincial capital; Lower Eastern Kayah is south. Karieng Daeng means Red Karen in Thai [tha]. “Yang Daeng”, Red Karen in Northern Thai [nod], is pejorative.

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