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Palaung people

Index Palaung people

The Palaung (ပလောင် လူမျိုး; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang are a Mon–Khmer ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. [1]

17 relations: Animism, China, Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, Kyaukme, Shan State, Monastery, Mrs. Leslie Milne, Myanmar, Namhsan, Northern Thailand, Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone, Palaung language, Shan State, Ta'ang National Liberation Army, Thailand, Theravada, Yunnan, Zhenkang County.

Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County

Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.

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Kyaukme, Shan State

Kyaukme (ကျောက်မဲမြို့) is a town in northern Shan State of Burma.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Mrs. Leslie Milne

Mary Lewis Harper Milne known as Mrs.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Namhsan

Namhsan (နမ့်ဆန်မြို့; Palaung: Om-yar), also spelt Namh San, Namsan, or Nam San, is the capital of Tawngpeng District in northern Shan State of Myanmar (Burma).

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Northern Thailand

Northern Thailand is geographically characterised by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys which cut through them.

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Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone

The Palaung Self-Administered Zone (ပလောင် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ) is a self-administered zone consisting of two townships in Shan State.

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Palaung language

Palaung, or in Chinese De'ang, is a Mon–Khmer dialect cluster spoken by over half a million people in Burma (Shan State) and neighboring countries.

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Shan State

Shan State (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်,; Shan: မိူင်းတႆး) is a state of Myanmar.

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Ta'ang National Liberation Army

The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (တအောင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated TNLA) is an insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), and the armed wing of the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF).

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Theravada

Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core.

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Yunnan

Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country.

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Zhenkang County

Zhenkang County (镇康县; pinyin: Zhènkāng Xiàn) is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.

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Redirects here:

Benglong, Deang, Deang people, Palong, Ta'ang, Ta'ang people, Yanglam.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaung_people

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