Kayaw language
{{Short description|Karen language spoken in Burma}}
{{distinguish|Bwe language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Kayaw
|nativename=Brek
|states=Burma
|region=
|ethnicity=Bwe people
|speakers=17,000
|date=1983 census
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=(Tibeto-Burman)
|fam3=Karen languages
|fam4=Sgaw–Bghai
|iso3=kvl
|glotto=brek1238
|glottorefname=Brek Karen
}}
Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bre, and Kayaw, is a Karen language of Burma.
Distribution
- eastern Kayah State (30 villages)
- northeastern Kayin State: Yado area
- southern Shan State: Pekon township
Dialects
- Bwe-Kayaw
- Upper Kayaw (standardized variety used for literature)
- Lower Kayaw
Writing system
| class="wikitable"
|+ Kayaw alphabet{{sfn|Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee|SIL International|2017}} |
| Majuscules |
|---|
| Minuscules
| a || ǎ || ā || b || c | d || e || ě || ē || è | è̌ || è̄ || g || h || i | î || î̌ || î̄ || j || k | l || m || n || o || ǒ | ō || ò || ò̌ || ò̄ || ô | ô̄ || p || r || s || t | u || ǔ || ū || û || û̌ | û̄ || w || y |
References
{{Reflist}}
=Works cited=
- {{cite book |language=en, Kayaw, my |author1=Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee |author2=SIL International |title=Kayaw – English – Myanmar Dictionary |date=2017 |publisher=Kayaw Ethnic Literature and Cultural Central Committee |url=https://www.webonary.org/kayaw/download/dictionary-pdf/}}
{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Karenic languages}}
{{Languages of Burma}}