Kayaw
Kayaw language
Karen language spoken in Burma
Not to be confused with Bwe language.
Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bwe, and Kayaw, is a Karen language of Burma.
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Kayaw | |
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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 |
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- eastern Kayah State (30 villages)
- northeastern Kayin State: Yado area
- southern Shan State: Pekon township
- Bwe-Kayaw
- Upper Kayaw (standardized variety used for literature)
- Lower Kayaw
- Kayaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Works cited
- 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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