Kayan may refer to:

Ethnography

Kayan people (Myanmar) The Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen ( Karenni people), a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma). The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi (also called Padaung, ), Kayan Ka Khaung (Gekho), Kayan Kadao, Kayan La ...

Padaung language Kayan, also known as, Padaung or Padaung Karen) is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. The Kayan dialects share more than 90% lexical similarity. Padaung is 71% to 76% lexically similar to Lahta. Distribution * Pekhon, sou ...

Kayan people (Borneo) Being an indigenous tribe in Borneo, the Kayan people are similar to their neighbours, the Kenyah tribe, with which they are grouped together with the Bahau people under the Apo Kayan people group. The Kayan people are categorised as a part ...

Kayan language (Borneo) Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Kayan people of Borneo. It is a cluster of closely related dialects with limited mutual intelligibility, and is itself part of the Kayan-Murik group of Austronesian languages. Bar ...

, dialect cluster spoken in Borneo *

Kayan–Murik languages The Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Murik, and Bahau peoples. Languages The Kayan–Murik languages include: *Kayan proper: Bahau, various languages called '' Kayan'' * Murik Smi ...

, group of Austronesian languages that includes the Kayan dialect cluster

Geography

Kayan, Baghlan Kayan is a town in Baghlan Province in north eastern Afghanistan It is located in the valley of Kayan, some 30 kilometres west of Dushi. It is the official seat of '' Sayed of Kayan''; a ruling Historical title of Northern Afghanistan. The resid ...

, town in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan *

Kayan, Armenia Kayan () is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of northeast Armenia. It belongs to the community of Aygehovit. It is approximately one kilometre east from Armenia's border with Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially ...

, town in Armenia *

Kayan, Iran Giyan () is a city in, and the capital of, Giyan District of Nahavand County, Hamadan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the ...

, city in Iran *

Kian Kian () is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The past leader was historically named Kian Taneja. Demographics Language and ethnicity Kian is populated by Turkic people Tur ...

, Iran *

Kian, Isfahan Kian (, also Romanized as Kīān) is a village in Qahab-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a cou ...

, Iran *

Kayan, Ergani Kayan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ergani, Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province (; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2, and its population is 1,804, ...

Kayan Hulu Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the western districts of Bulungan Regency. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. The regency is home to the Kayan Mentaran ...

, North Kalimantan, Indonesia

Other

* Kayan (musician), Indian musician *

Sayed Kayan Sayed Kayan or Sayed of Kayan is a ruling title in northern areas of Afghanistan. Ismaili community in Afghanistan is led by this family of ''Syeds'' hailing from the historical valley of Kayan, Baghlan, Kayan Baghlan. Historical Background ...

, spiritual, leadership title for Sadats of Kayan. {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages