Pwo Northern Karen
Pwo Northern Karen is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand and Myanmar.
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Northern Pwo, or Phlong, is a Karen language of Thailand. It is not intelligible with other varieties of Pwo, though it is close to Phrae Pwo. Northern Pwo consists of the mutually intelligible dialects of Mae Ping, Omkoi (Hod), and Mae Sarieng.
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Words in Pwo Northern Karen
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | phloN* | |
| name | mei* | |
| eye | me7khl3i* | |
| ear | nE* | |
| nose | nEdEN* | |
| tooth | 8wE* | |
| tongue | phli* | |
| blood | 8ui* | |
| bone | x3i* | |
| skin | phai* | |
| liver | 83N* | |
| water | th3i* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | m3N* | |
| star | SE* | |
| stone | loN* | |
| mountain | khuloN* | |
| tree | 8EN* | |
| leaf | 8ENlE* | |
| night | m3nekhE* | |
| dog | thui* | |
| fish | yEphu* | |
| louse | 83N* | |
| one | l3yE* | |
| two | kh3iyE* | |
| I | yE* | |
| drink | 7oth3i* | |
| see | dE* | |
| die | 83i* | |
| path | k3l3i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Phrae Pwo KarenSino-Tibetan51% alike
- Pwo Western KarenSino-Tibetan41% alike
- Pwo Eastern KarenSino-Tibetan39% alike
- Bwe KarenSino-Tibetan36% alike
- Western KayahSino-Tibetan26% alike
- S'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · pwon1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pww