Kayaw language explained

Kayaw language should not be confused with Bwe language.

Kayaw
Nativename:Brek
States:Burma
Ethnicity:Bwe people
Speakers:17,000
Date:1983 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:(Tibeto-Burman)
Fam3:Karen languages
Fam4:Sgaw–Bghai
Iso3:kvl
Glotto:brek1238
Glottorefname:Brek Karen

Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bre, and Kayaw, is a Karen language of Burma.

Distribution

Dialects

Writing system

Kayaw alphabet
MajusculesCÈIKǑÔTÛ̌Y
Minusculesa ǎ ā b cd e ě ē èè̌ è̄ g h iî î̌ î̄ j kl m n o ǒō ò ò̌ ò̄ ôô̄ p r s tu ǔ ū û û̌û̄ w y

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