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The major groups of Shan people are: Tai Yai (Shan:တႆးယႂ်ႇ) or Thai Yai (Thai: ไทใหญ่); the 'Shan Proper', by far the largest group, by which all Shan people are known in the Thai language. Tai Lü or Tai Lue (Shan:တႆးလိုဝ်ႉ). Its traditional area is in Xishuangbanna (China) and the eastern states.
The major groups of Shan people are: Tai Yai (Shan:တႆးယႂ်ႇ) or Thai Yai (Thai: ไทใหญ่); the 'Shan Proper', by far the largest group, by which all Shan people are known in the Thai language. Tai Lü or Tai Lue (Shan:တႆးလိုဝ်ႉ). Its traditional area is in Xishuangbanna (China) and the eastern states.
- 21 May 1958-present
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- Shan State, Myanmar
Shan, Southeast Asian people who live primarily in eastern and northwestern Myanmar (Burma) and also in Yunnan province, China. The Shan are the largest minority group in Myanmar, making up nearly one-tenth of the nation’s total population. In the late 20th century they numbered more than 4.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Shan have historically lived alongside ethnic Bamar, Intha, Kachin, Mon, Palaung, Pa-O, Rakhine, Taungyo, Wa and other peoples for much of this history. But Shan State has always had a majority population of ethnic Shan — numbering today between four and six million people.
Feb 10, 2021 · The Shan people have lived in the area that is today the Shan State of Burma for over a thousand years. Ethnically, they are part of the broad tribal group known as the ‘Tai’ people, which emerged from Southwest China, and migrated across the region, settling as sub-groups which now live in the mountain regions stretching across Thailand ...
In addition to the Shans, numerous other ethnic groups live in Myanmar's Shan State, mainly in the hills: Palaungs, Pa-Os, Was, Lahus, Akhas, and other tribal people, and the Kokang Chinese. The Salween River flows from China down through the Shan State, and the Mekong River forms the border with Laos.
Aug 30, 2007 · - The Shan people are ethnically closer to Thais than the other three major groupings in Myanmar, loosely categorized as Tibeto-Burman, Mon-Khmer or Karennic.
