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THE TAUNGTHUS.

Serial No.	Head.	Brief description.	Authority.	Page.
1	2	3	4	5
1	Present habitat.	Southern Shan States, Thatôn District of Lower Burma.	British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	186 554
2	Origin ...	From further north and east Legendary migration from Thatôn.	British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	187 555
3	Allied tribes	Karens ...	Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I.	125
4	Language and dialects.	Belonging to the Karen group of the Siamese-Chinese sub-family,[1] closely allied to Pwo Karen.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I.	207 94, 86 188
5	Religion ...	Buddhism, tempered with animism. Offerings to spirits. Harvest leipbya.	M. and B. Ferrars, "Burma," London, 1900. Burma Census Report, l 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	156 208 558-559
6	Birth ceremonies.	Burial of navel string etc. Contributions of money. Ceremonial washing.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 557
7	Marriage customs and ceremonies.	Consent of parents. Wedding feast, etc.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 556

1. Now shown (vide Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume I, page 394) as belonging, with Karen, to the Sinitic group of the Siamese-Chinese branch of the Tibeto-Chinese family.