Bwe Karen
Bwe Karen is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand and Myanmar, by about 17.2 thousand people.
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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.
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Words in Bwe Karen
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | b3ya* | |
| name | mi* | |
| eye | muka* | |
| ear | nEku* | |
| nose | nEkh3de* | |
| tooth | 8omE* | |
| tongue | bli* | |
| hand | Cu* | |
| blood | 8u* | |
| bone | khwi* | |
| skin | ke* | |
| knee | khal3me* | |
| breast | aSo* | |
| liver | 8u8a* | |
| water | Chi* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | l3mu* | |
| star | SE* | |
| stone | lo* | |
| mountain | ko* | |
| tree | 8o* | |
| leaf | lE* | |
| night | hE* | |
| dog | Chu* | |
| fish | dapho* | |
| louse | lo* | |
| one | d3* | |
| two | ki* | |
| I | yE* | |
| you | nE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Pwo Northern KarenSino-Tibetan36% alike
- Phrae Pwo KarenSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Geba KarenSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Western KayahSino-Tibetan28% alike
- Manumanaw KarenSino-Tibetan28% alike
- Pwo Eastern KarenSino-Tibetan27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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