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Karen Karen
Spoken in:	China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and USA.

Total speakers:	over 3.2 million^[1]
Language family:	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Karen
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	`kar`
ISO 639-3:	variously: `kar` – Karen (generic) `kvl` – Karen Brek (Myanmar) `bwe` – Karen Bwe (Myanmar) `kvq` – Karen Geba (Myanmar) `ghk` – Karen Geko (Myanmar) `kvt` – Karen Lahta (Myanmar) `kxf` – Karen Manumanaw (Myanmar) `blk` – Karen Pa'o (Myanmar) `pdu` – Karen Padaung (Myanmar) `kpp` – Karen Pwo Eastern (Myanmar) `pww` – Karen Pwo Northern (Myanmar) `pwo` – Karen Pwo Western (Myanmar) `kjt` – Karen Pwo Phrae (Thailand) `ksw` – Karen S'gaw (Myanmar) `kvu` – Karen Yinbaw (Myanmar) `kvy` – Karen Yintale (Myanmar) `kxk` – Karen Zayein (Myanmar)
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The Karen languages are tonal languages spoken by the Karen people and are classified as part of the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan language family.^[2] It is written using the Burmese script.^[3] The three main branches are Sgaw, Pwo, and Pa'o; they are not considered to be mutually intelligible^[4]. Karenni (also known Kayah or Red Karen) and Kayan (also known as Padaung) are related to the Sgaw branch. They are almost unique among the Tibeto-Burman languages in having a Subject Verb Object word order; other than Karen and Bai, Tibeto-Burman languages feature a Subject Object Verb order ^[5]. This is likely due to influence from neighboring Mon and Tai languages^[6]. The languages are also considered unusual for not having any Chinese influence.^[7]

[edit] See also

List of Tibeto-Burman languages

[edit] References

^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537391/Sgaw-language#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Sgaw%20language%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia
^ Graham Thurgood, Randy J. LaPolla (2003). The Sino-Tibetan Languages. Routledge. ISBN 0700711295.
^ Omniglot
^ Lewis, Paul; Elaine Lewis (1984). Peoples of the Golden Triangle. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 0-500-97472-1.
^ Description of the Sino-Tibetan Language Family
^ Matisoff, James A. (1991). "Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Present State and Future Prospects". Annual Review of Anthropology 20: 469–504. Annual Reviews Inc.. doi:10.1146/annurev.an.20.100191.002345.
^ Thai Cultural Tourism

[edit] External links

Kawthoolei, meaning ‘a land without evil’, is the Karen name of the land of Karen people. An independent and impartial media outlet aimed to provide contemporary information of all kinds — social, cultural, educational and political
Karenpeople.org, a non-profit web portal on the Karen peoples
Karen.org, The website of the Karen National League of Bakersfield, California
Drum Publication Group, Sgaw Karen language materials available free online. Includes an online English - Sgaw Karen Dictionary.
http://www.kwekalu.net, The first and only Karen language news outlet online based in Mergui/Tavoy District of Kawthoolei

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