Karen languages

Karen
Geographic
distribution		Burma and across the border into Thailand
EthnicityKaren people
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
  • Pa’o
  • Pwo
  • Sgaw–Bghai
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5kar

The Karen languages are tonal languages spoken by the Karen people, who live in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. They are part of the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan language family.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Graham Thurgood, Randy J. LaPolla (2003). The Sino-Tibetan Languages. Routledge. ISBN 0700711295.

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