The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KVL
ISO 639-2: kar
| Population | 16,600 (1983 estimate). 2,600,000 in all Karen languages in Myanmar. |
| Region | Southwestern Kayah State. |
| Alternate names | BREK, BREC, BRE, PRAMANO, PRE, LAKU |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karen, Sgaw-Bghai, Brek. |
| Comments | Reported to be a separate language. 'Brek and 'Bwe' are variant names of a dialect cluster that extends from southwest Kayah State to northeast Karen State. 'Brek' or 'Bre' usually refers to varieties in Kayah State. Mostly Christian. |
