A general term for the hill tribes living in the Shan Plateau of Myanmar. Palaung is the Burmese name for them, and they call themselves Ta-ang. They include the Katul, Khunloi, Kanhai, Manloi, Lumai, Taungma, and Taang ethnic groups. They also live in parts of Yunnan, China, with a total population estimated at more than 250,000. Their language belongs to the Mon-Khmer family. They were known for cultivating tea. In some areas they have a patrilineal family system similar to that of the Kachin people to the north, but in other areas their customs are similar to those of the general Shan people. Shan-style Buddhism coexists with local rituals based on ancestor worship, and although they are linguistically similar to the Wa people who live to the east, they are very different culturally. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ミャンマー,シャン高原に住む山岳民族の総称。パラウンはビルマ人による呼称で,自称はタアン Ta-angなど。カトゥール,クンロイ,カンハイ,マンロイ,ルマイ,タウンマ,タアンなどの諸民族が含まれる。中国雲南省にも一部居住しており,総人口は 25万人以上と推定される。言語はモン=クメール語族に属する。茶の栽培で知られていた。北方のカチン族に似た父系の家族制度がみられる地域もあるが,その他はシャン族一般の慣習と類似している。シャン型の仏教が祖先崇拝を基盤とした地方的な祭祀と共存しており,東方に住むワ族と言語的に類似しているが,文化的には大きく相違している。
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