Northern Pwo
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Northern Pwo is a Karenic language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken primarily by Pwo Karen communities in parts of Myanmar and neighboring regions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Pwo Karen | 1 |
| Western Pwo Karen | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Karenic language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pwo Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Northern Pwo Karen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pwo Karen (Northern variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various local village dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | pww ⓘ |
| languageRole | vernacular language ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | analytic ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageContact |
Burmese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sgaw Karen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pwo NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pwo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Pwo Karen language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Karenic ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | true ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pwo Karen communities ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Burmese script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western Pwo Karen
this entity surface form:
Northern Pwo Karen