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Karen, Pwo Eastern

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3: kjp

Population	1,000,000 in Myanmar (1998). Population total all countries: 1,050,000.
Region	Kayin (Karen) state, Mon state, Taninthayi (Tensserim) Division. Also in Thailand.
Alternate names	Moulmein Pwo Karen, Phlou
Dialects	Pa’an (Moulmein, Inland Pwo Eastern Karen), Kawkareik (Eastern Border Pwo Karen), Tavoy (Southern Pwo Karen). Not intelligible with other Pwo Karen varieties. Lexical similarity: 91%–97% among dialects, 63%–65% with other Pwo Karen varieties.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karen, Pwo
Language development	Bible portions: 2002.
Writing system	Leke script. Myanmar (Burmese) script. Thai script, used in Thailand.
Comments	SVO.

Also spoken in:

Thailand

Language name	Karen, Pwo Western Thailand
Population	50,000 in Thailand (1998).
Region	Tak (Mae Sot south), Ulthaithani, Suphanburi, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, and Prachuapkhirikhan (Huahin District) provinces. Kanchanaburi in north; Ratchaburi-Phetchaburi in south.
Language maps	Northern Thailand, reference number 45 Southern Thailand, reference number 45
Alternate names	Phlou, Southern Pwo Karen
Dialects	Kanchanaburi Pwo Karen, Ratchaburi Pwo Karen (Phetchaburi Pwo Karen).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–50%.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MANSON, Ken, author. 2009. "Prolegomena to reconstructing Proto-Karen."  

PHILLIPS, Audra, author. 2002. "The West-Central Thailand Pwo Karen people."  

TU-SIL-LRDP Committee, editor. 2002. Minority language orthography in Thailand: five case studies: in honor of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the auspicious occasion of his Sixth Cycle Birthday.  

Vernacular Publications

Goephlong pong. 2001.