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The Karen are a group of Sino-Tibetan speaking peoples primarily living in eastern Burma (Myanmar) and western Thailand. The various Karen languages are largely unintelligible, with the Pwo and Pa-O forming one category of related languages, while the Sgaw and several others constituting a second group. Traditional subsistence depended on rice farming, consisting of both swidden and paddy fields. Post-colonial Karen society has been affected by decades of violent war between the Burmese national army and the Karen Nationalist Union.

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Pwo Karen

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Ferrars, Max	Karéns	1900
Hamilton, James W.	Pwo Karen	1976
Keyes, Charles F.	Introduction	1979
Keyes, Charles F.	References	1979
Kunstadter, Peter	Ethnic group, category, and identity	1979
Marlowe, David H.	In the mosaic	1979
Marshall, Harry Ignatius	The Karens of Burma	1945
Marshall, Harry Ignatius	The Karen people of Burma	1922
Pollock, Nancy J.	Culture Summary	2012
Rajah, Ananda	Remaining Karen	2008

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