Karenni or Kayah

Thousand of people are still wondering the words between Karenni and Kayah state. Karenni is the official name that British colonial officials' administration first used which is how we pronounce kayinni, the Burmese word for “Red Karen,”. At the same time, we also have white Karen, and black Karen. Many people argued that Red Karen is part of white Karen. Our leader didn't want to confuse the identity or definition so they used Karenni instead of Red Karen. Therefore, the reason why the KNPP adopted the word " Karenni" for their name is that there are various ethnic groups in addition to the Kayah within Kayan, Kayaw, Paku, MaNu, Manaw, Yinthaleh, and Bwe, etc.). The words ``Kayah'' have been used since 1952. Most people believed that the authoritarian wanted to blind the history that once the Karenni state was independent and was not part of Myanmar. Historically, Kayah isn’t a state, it is the ethnic group that has to live under Karenni. 
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#Khu Poe Reh

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