Yaw people
The Yaw people (Burmese: ယောလူမျိုး) live in Gangaw District, Burma and number about 20,000 people.[1] They speak the Yaw dialect of the Burmese language.[1]
ယော | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). "Ethnologue report for language code: mya". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. SIL International. Retrieved 7 February 2011.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
External links
- Yaw Region - Today in Myanmar Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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