Bwe Karen language

Not to be confused with Brek language.

Bwe
Bghai
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Bwe people
Native speakers	17,000 (1997)^[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Karen languages Sgaw–Bghai Bghai Bwe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bwe`
Glottolog	`bwek1238`^[2]

Bwe, also known as Bwe Karen and Bghai (Baghi), is a Karen language of Burma.

Distribution

Kayin State: Thandaung township (about 100 villages)
Kayah State: Hpruso township
Bago Region: Taungoo and Hpa-Ana townships

Dialects

Dialects are Western Bwe Karen and Eastern Bwe Karen. Most comprehend the Western Bwe Karen dialect.

References

↑ Bwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Bwe Karen". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External links

Bwe Karen basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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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