Bwe Karen language should not be confused with Brek language.
| Bwe | |
| Nativename: | Bghai |
| States: | Burma |
| Ethnicity: | Bwe people |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam3: | Karen languages |
| Fam4: | Sgaw–Bghai |
| Fam5: | Bghai |
| Iso3: | bwe |
| Glotto: | bwek1238 |
| Glottorefname: | Bwe Karen |
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.[1]
Thandaung township (about 100 villages)[2]
Taungoo and Hpa-An townships[4]
Dialects are Western Bwe Karen and Eastern Bwe Karen. Most comprehend the Western Bwe Karen dialect.
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirated | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Implosive | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near-high | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Mid-high | pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Mid-low | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |
Bwe Karen also has three tones;[5] high, mid, and low.