Kayaw language
Not to be confused with Bwe language.
| Kayaw | |
|---|---|
| Brek | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Bwe people |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1983 census)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kvl |
| Glottolog |
brek1238[2] |
Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bwe, and Kayaw, is a Karen language of Burma.
Distribution
- eastern Kayah State (30 villages)
- northeastern Kayin State: Yado area
- southern Shan State: Pekon township
Dialects
- Bwe-Kayaw
- Upper Kayaw (standardized variety used for literature)
- Lower Kayaw
References
- ↑ Kayaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Brek Karen". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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