Northern Pwo language

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Native to Thailand Native speakers (60,000 cited 1983) Glottolog pwon1235		Ethnicity Kayah people ISO 639-3 pww
Language family Sino-Tibetan(Tibeto-Burman)Karen languagesPwoNorthern Pwo

Northern Pwo, or Phlong, is a Karen language of Thailand. It is not intelligible with other varieties of Pwo, though it is close to Phrae Pwo. Northern Pwo consists of the mutually intelligible dialects of Mae Ping, Omkoi (Hod), and Mae Sarieng.

Distribution

Chiang Mai, Lamphun, and Tak provinces

Mae Hong Son province (15–25 villages): Mae Sarieng town, Mae Ngaw along Salween river, from Hot to Mae Sarieng.

References

Northern Pwo language Wikipedia

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