Kayaw language
| Kayaw | |
|---|---|
| Brek | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Bwe people |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1983 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kvl |
| Glottolog | brek1238 |
Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bre, and Kayaw, is a Karen language of Burma.
Distribution
[edit]- eastern Kayah State (30 villages)
- northeastern Kayin State: Yado area
- southern Shan State: Pekon township
Dialects
[edit]- Bwe-Kayaw
- Upper Kayaw (standardized variety used for literature)
- Lower Kayaw
Writing system
[edit]| Majuscules | A | Ǎ | Ā | B | C | D | E | Ě | Ē | È | È̌ | È̄ | G | H | I | Î | Î̌ | Î̄ | J | K | L | M | N | O | Ǒ | Ō | Ò | Ò̌ | Ò̄ | Ô | Ô̄ | P | R | S | T | U | Ǔ | Ū | Û | Û̌ | Û̄ | W | Y |
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| Minuscules | a | ǎ | ā | b | c | d | e | ě | ē | è | è̌ | è̄ | g | h | i | î | î̌ | î̄ | j | k | l | m | n | o | ǒ | ō | ò | ò̌ | ò̄ | ô | ô̄ | p | r | s | t | u | ǔ | ū | û | û̌ | û̄ | w | y |
References
[edit]- ^ Kayaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee & SIL International 2017.
Works cited
[edit]- Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee; SIL International (2017). Kayaw – English – Myanmar Dictionary (in English, Kayaw, and Burmese). Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee.
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Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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| Proposed groupings | |||||
| Proto-languages | |||||
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||