Their carlier origins are not definitely known, but their history
is thought to be similar with that of the main Karen divisions.
They have received, somewhere in their ethnogeny, a strong admixture
of WR blood, which has given them the Wa type physical
features, and a tribal dress which resembles the Wa more than the
Karen. They might be considered as being closer to the Taungthu
and Palaung than to the other Karen divisions.