Kayan may refer to:

Ethnography

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

Padaung language Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. Distribution * Pekhon, southern Shan State *northwestern Kayah State * Thandaung township, Kayin State * Pyinmana township, Mandalay Regi ...

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 o ...

Kayan language (Borneo) Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences ac ...

, dialect cluster spoken in Borneo *

Kayan–Murik languages The Kayanic or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Morek Baram, Bahau, and related peoples. Languages The Kayanic languages are: *Kayan proper: Bahau, various languages called '' Kayan ...

, group of Austronesian languages that includes the Kayan dialect cluster

Geography

Kayan, Baghlan Kayan is a village in Baghlan Province in north eastern Afghanistan. It is located in the valley of Kayan, some 30 kilometres west of Dushi. The residents of Kayan valley are mostly members of Sadat and Hazara tribes. The Sayyids follow Shi´ ...

, town in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan *

Kayan, Armenia Kayan ( hy, Կայան) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. It belongs to the community of Aygehovit Aygehovit ( hy, Այգեհովիտ) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of ...

, town in Armenia *

Kayan, Iran Giyan ( fa, گيان, also Romanized as Gīyān; also known as Kīān, Qīān, and Qayān) is a city and capital of Giyan District, in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,062, in 1,999 families. ...

, city in Iran *

Kian Kian ( fa, كيان, translit=Kīān), also known as Shahr-e-Kian (), is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 12,948. The city is populated by T ...

, Iran *

Kian, Isfahan Kian ( fa, كيان, also Romanized as Kīān) is a village in Qahab-e Shomali Rural District Qahab-e Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان قهاب شمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Isfahan County, ...

, Iran *

Kayan, Ergani Kayan is a village in the Ergani District of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. References Villages in Ergani District {{Ergani-geo-stub ...

Other

Kayan (musician) Ambika Nayak, known professionally as Kayan, is an Indian musician, singer and disc jockey. Her stage name, Kayan, is derived from reversing her surname "Nayak". Additionally, she is also a part of the group Kimochi Youkai and the electronic music ...

, Indian musician {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages