Danu people

Danu
ဓနု
A troupe of Danu dancing girls in Pindaya (c. 1906)
Total population
255,477
Regions with significant populations
Around Pindaya Caves, Shan State, Myanmar
Languages
Danu, Burmese
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Bamar, Arakanese, Intha

The Danu people (Burmese: ဓနု) are a government-recognized ethnic group in Myanmar, predominantly populating the areas near the Pindaya Caves in Shan State.[1] They speak the Danu language, which is closely related to Burmese.[2]

  1. ^ "Composition of the Different Ethnic Groups under the 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar". Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Brussels. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "Danu". Ethnologue. 2019-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

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