Bwe Karen language
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| Bwe | |
|---|---|
| Bghai | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Bwe people |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1997)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bwe |
| Glottolog | bwek1238 |
Bwe, also known as Bwe Karen and Bghai (Baghi), is a Karen language of Burma. It shares 82 to 100% lexical similarity with Geba Karen language.[2]
Distribution[edit]
- Kayin State: Thandaung township (about 100 villages)[3]
- Kayah State: Hpruso township[4]
- Bago Region: Taungoo and Hpa-An townships[5]
Dialects[edit]
Dialects are Western Bwe Karen and Eastern Bwe Karen. Most comprehend the Western Bwe Karen dialect.
References[edit]
- ^ Bwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
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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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