Bwe
Bghai
Native toBurma
EthnicityBwe people
Native speakers
(17,000 cited 1997)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bwe
Glottologbwek1238

Bwe, also known as Bwe Karen and Bghai (Baghi), is a Karen language of Burma. It shares 82 to 100% lexical similarity with Geba Karen language.[2]

Distribution

Dialects

Dialects are Western Bwe Karen and Eastern Bwe Karen. Most comprehend the Western Bwe Karen dialect.

References

  1. Bwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  3. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  4. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  5. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
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