Karen languages

language
name=Karen
nativename=Karen
familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
states=China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and USA.
speakers=over 3.2 millionhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537391/Sgaw-language#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Sgaw%20language%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia]
fam1=Sino-Tibetan
fam2=Tibeto-Burman
iso2=kar
lc1=kar|ld1=Karen (generic)|ll1=Karen languages
lc2=kvl|ld2=Karen Brek (Myanmar)|ll2=Karen Brek language
lc3=bwe|ld3=Karen Bwe (Myanmar)|ll3=Karen Bwe language
lc4=kvq|ld4=Karen Geba (Myanmar)|ll4=Karen Geba language
lc5=ghk|ld5=Karen Geko (Myanmar)|ll5=Karen Geko language
lc6=kvt|ld6=Karen Lahta (Myanmar)|ll6=Karen Lahta language
lc7=kxf|ld7=Karen Manumanaw (Myanmar)|ll7=Karen Manumanaw language
lc8=blk|ld8=Karen Pa'o (Myanmar)|ll8=Karen Pa'o language
lc9=pdu|ld9=Karen Padaung (Myanmar)|ll9=Karen Padaung language
lc10=kpp|ld10=Karen Pwo Eastern (Myanmar)|ll10=Karen Eastern Pwo language
lc11=pww|ld11=Karen Pwo Northern (Myanmar)|ll11=Karen Northern Pwo language
lc12=pwo|ld12=Karen Pwo Western (Myanmar)|ll12=Karen Western Pwo language
lc13=kjt|ld13=Karen Pwo Phrae (Thailand)|ll13=Karen Pwo Phrae language
lc14=ksw|ld14=Karen S'gaw (Myanmar)|ll14=Karen S'gaw language
lc15=kvu|ld15=Karen Yinbaw (Myanmar)|ll15=Karen Yinbaw language
lc16=kvy|ld16=Karen Yintale (Myanmar)|ll16=Karen Yintale language
lc17=kxk|ld17=Karen Zayein (Myanmar)|ll17=Karen Zayein languageThe 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. [citebook|title=The Sino-Tibetan Languages |author= Graham Thurgood, Randy J. LaPolla|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0700711295|url= http://books.google.com/books?visbn=0700711295&id=5MeWSTQ7F44C&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&ots=9q3UPOhcej&dq=%22Karen+languages%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=HhqKW7Lozuo8wykGiHKDxmizJjM] It is written using the Burmese script. [ [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/burmese.htm Omniglot] ] The three main branches are Sgaw, Pwo, and Pa'o; they are not considered to be mutually intelligible [cite book | last = Lewis | first = Paul | authorlink = | coauthors = Elaine Lewis | year = 1984 | title = Peoples of the Golden Triangle | publisher = Thames and Hudson Ltd | location = London | isbn = 0-500-97472-1] . 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 [ [http://stedt.berkeley.edu/html/STfamily.html Description of the Sino-Tibetan Language Family] ] . This is likely due to influence from neighboring Mon and Tai languages [cite journal | last = Matisoff | first = James A. | title = Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Present State and Future Prospects | journal = Annual Review of Anthropology | volume = 20 | pages = 469–504 | publisher = Annual Reviews Inc. | date = 1991 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.an.20.100191.002345] . The languages are also considered unusual for not having any Chinese influence. [ [http://www.lanna.com/LisuLodge/html/karen.html Thai Cultural Tourism] ]

ee also

*List of Tibeto-Burman languages

References

External links

* [http://www.kawthoolei.org/ 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
* [http://www.karenpeople.org/ Karenpeople.org] , a non-profit web portal on the Karen peoples
* [http://karen.org/ Karen.org] , The website of the Karen National League of Bakersfield, California
* [http://drumpublications.org/ 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 st-lang-stub