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) *

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