Pwo Karen language

E175559

Pwo Karen language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Pwo subgroup of the Karen people in Myanmar and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Karen language
Sino-Tibetan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Pa-O language
linked to: Pa’O language

Sgaw Karen language
country Myanmar
Thailand
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Karen people
family Sino-Tibetan
glottocode pwoe1238
pwoe1239
pwoe1240
hasAlternativeName Eastern Pwo
Northern Pwo
Phlong
Plong
Pwo Karen
Western Pwo
hasDialect Eastern Pwo Karen
linked to: Pwo Karen language

Kanchanaburi Pwo Karen
linked to: Pwo Karen

Northern Pwo Karen
linked to: Northern Pwo

Phrae Pwo Karen
Western Pwo Karen
linked to: Northern Pwo
hasFeature SVO word order
analytic morphology
tonal language
ISO639-3 kjp
pwo
pww
languageBranch Karen languages
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
region Southeast Asia
spokenBy Pwo Karen people
spokenIn Karen State
Mon State
Myanmar
Tanintharyi Region
Thailand
subfamily Karenic
linked to: Karenic languages
subgroup Pwo Karen
usedFor oral communication
religious practices
traditional literature
writingSystem Burmese script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karen people language Pwo Karen language
Karen people language Pwo Karen language
subject linked to: Karen
Sgaw Karen language closelyRelatedTo Pwo Karen language
Karenic languages hasMajorLanguage Eastern Pwo Karen language
linked to: Pwo Karen language
Pwo Karen language hasDialect Eastern Pwo Karen
linked to: Pwo Karen language
Pwo Karen people language Pwo Karen language
Thandaunggyi area language Pwo Karen language
Karen script primaryLanguageWritten Pwo Karen language
Karen languages hasSubgroup Pwo Karen language
Karen peoples primaryLanguage Pwo Karen language