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]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Karen languages Sgaw–Bghai Kayaw
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)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Brek Karen". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of Myanmar

Official language

Burmese

Indigenous languages
(by state or region)

Chin	Anu-Hkongso Asho Bawm Bualkhaw Chinbon Daai Falam Haka Kaang Khumi Lautu Long Phuri Mara Matu Mizo Müün Ngawn Rawngtu Senthang Siyin Songlai Sumtu Tawr Tedim Thado Thaiphum Zo Zotung Zyphe

Kachin	Achang Anong Drung Hpon Jingpho Khamti Lashi Lhao Vo Lisu Nusu Rawang Rumai Tai Laing Zaiwa

Kayah	Kayaw Manumanaw Yintale

Kayin	Bwe Geba Geko Mobwa Paku Eastern Pwo Western Pwo S’gaw

Magway	Rungtu

Mon	Mon

Rakhine	Chak Chakma Laitu Mro-Khimi Mru Rakhine Rohingya

Sagaing	Akyaung Ari Anal Kadu Kanan Khiamniungan Koki Konyak Kyan-Karyaw Lao Leinong Makuri Makyan Para Ponyo-Gongwang Tangkhul Tase Taman

Shan	Akeu Akha Blang Danau Danu Hmong Njua Intha Kayan Khün Lahta Lahu Lahu Shi Lü Pa’o Pyen Riang Shwe Samtao Shan Tai Loi Tai Nüa Taungyo Wa Yinbaw Yinchia Zayein

Tanintharyi	Moken S’gaw Tavoyan

Sign languages

Burmese sign language

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