Geba Karen
Geba Karen is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar, by about 40 thousand people.
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Geba, also known as Eastern Bwe, is a Karen language of Burma.
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Words in Geba Karen
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bya* | |
| name | k3sho7mi* | |
| eye | kakadru* | |
| ear | k3ni7ku* | |
| nose | k3nikh3de* | |
| tooth | kotro* | |
| tongue | k3pli* | |
| hand | s3kho* | |
| blood | trwi7* | |
| bone | khwi7* | |
| skin | 3ph3i7* | |
| knee | khaloma7* | |
| liver | k3totra7* | |
| water | Ci* | |
| fire | mi7* | |
| sun | lumu* | |
| star | sya* | |
| stone | lo7* | |
| mountain | khola7* | |
| tree | tro7* | |
| leaf | La7* | |
| night | lumunakha* | |
| dog | thwi7* | |
| fish | tapho* | |
| louse | tro7* | |
| one | t3bwa* | |
| two | Cibwa* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | pwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- S'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan41% alike
- Bwe KarenSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Western KayahSino-Tibetan30% alike
- Manumanaw KarenSino-Tibetan28% alike
- Pwo Eastern KarenSino-Tibetan28% alike
- Yinbaw KarenSino-Tibetan21% alike
Grammar
- HlersuSino-Tibetan90% alike
- Lahta-Zayein KarenSino-Tibetan90% alike
- MoklenAustronesian89% alike
- Western ChamAustronesian89% alike
- KimAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Northern BaiSino-Tibetan89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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