Yaw people
ယော | |
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Total population | |
20,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Gangaw District, Magway Division, Burma | |
Languages | |
Yaw dialect of the Burmese language | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bamar, Arakanese, Intha, Danu, Taungyo |
The Yaw people (Burmese: ယောလူမျိုး) live in Gangaw District, Burma and Pakokku District number about 20,000 people.[1] They speak the Yaw dialect of the Burmese language.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). "Ethnologue report for language code: mya". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. SIL International. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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External links[]
- Yaw Region - Today in Myanmar Retrieved 7 February 2011.
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in Myanmar
- Buddhist communities of Myanmar
- Sino-Tibetan-speaking people