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ISO 639-3 · ekyeky
Sino-Tibetan family
Eastern Kayah
Eastern Kayah is a language of the Karenic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. Wikidata describes it as “Karenic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
eky- Glottocode
east2342- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 2 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Eastern Kayah |
|---|---|
| Also called | Karenni, Karennyi, Kayah Li, Kayay, Kayeh |
| Written in | Kayah Li |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Eastern Kayah
The branches above Eastern Kayah, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Myanmar
thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · NationalmyaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · ProvincialkacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider CommunicationmnwMonAustroasiatic · 850,0005 · Developing