Karen script
E295216
The Karen script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily for the Karen languages of Myanmar and Thailand, derived from the Burmese script with additional characters to represent Karen phonology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karen script canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabetic script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Karen people ⓘ |
| countryOfficialUseStatus | not an official national script ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Burmese script ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| graphemeType | syllable-based letters ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalCharactersFor | Karen phonology ⓘ |
| hasCaseDistinction | no ⓘ |
| hasDependentVowels | yes ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLettersFrom | Burmese script ⓘ |
| hasEncoding | Unicode ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
consonant letters
ⓘ
diacritics ⓘ tone marking ⓘ vowel signs ⓘ |
| hasIndependentVowels | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumerals | yes ⓘ |
| hasToneLettersOrMarks | yes ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Myanmar Unicode block ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Burmese script
ⓘ
surface form:
Mon-Burmese script tradition
|
| linguisticFunction | representation of Karen phonemes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageWritten |
Pa’O language
ⓘ
surface form:
Pa'O language
Pwo Karen language ⓘ Sgaw Karen language ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mon script
ⓘ
Myanmar script ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | South-East Asian script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptOf |
Karen literature
ⓘ
religious texts in Karen languages ⓘ |
| standardizationStatus | partially standardized ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Buddhist Karen communities
ⓘ
Christian Karen communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community education
ⓘ
cultural preservation ⓘ local administration in Karen areas ⓘ writing Karen languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
educational materials
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ printed books ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | minority language script ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida-derived alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.