Manumanaw
PrintA language of Myanmar
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kayah-Munu, Kayàw, Manö, Manu, Manumanaw Karen, Monu
Population
10,000 (2000 D. Bradley). Very few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 10,000 (2000 D. Bradley).
Location
Kayah State, West Kyèbogyi area, border of Bawlake and Hpruso townships. 23 villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Doloso, Tawkhu. Reports of comprehension difficulty between the 2 dialects. Similar to Western Kayah [kyu].
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script, used by Roman Catholics. Myanmar (Burmese) script, used since 2011.
Christian.