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Western Pwo language

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Native to
  
Burma

Ethnicity
  
Kayah people

Region
  
Irrawaddy Delta

Writing system
  
Burmese

Native speakers
  
(undated figure of 210,000)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Karen languages Pwo Western Pwo

Western Pwo, or Delta Pwo, is a Karen language of Burma. It is not intelligible with other varieties of Pwo. There is little dialectal variation.

Distribution

  • Ayeyarwady Region: Einmeh, Maubin, Pathein, Twante, others
  • Bago Region: including Kyonpyaw and Hinthada towns

    • References

    Western Pwo language Wikipedia
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