S'gaw Karen

S'gaw Karen

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4M speakers · Sino-Tibetan › Tibeto-Burman · Burmese
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Related varieties
BurmeseTibetanEastern PwoMeiteiGaroKachinPa'o KarenRakhineMizoDzongkha

Written in the Burmese script. Uses SVO word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Typology

Word order SVO
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article no
Indef. article no
Pro-drop yes
Tonal yes
Gender no
Noun cases no

Related Languages

Burmese Tibeto-BurmanTibetan Tibeto-BurmanEastern Pwo Tibeto-BurmanMeitei Tibeto-BurmanGaro Tibeto-BurmanKachin Tibeto-BurmanPa'o Karen Tibeto-BurmanRakhine Tibeto-Burman
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