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ISO 639-3 · kswksw
Sino-Tibetan family

S'gaw Karen

S'gaw Karen is a language of the Karenic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. Wikidata counts about 4 m speakers.

3 · Wider Communication4 m
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ksw
Glottocode
sout1554
Wikipedia
12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameS'gaw Karen
Also calledKaren
All speakers4,000,000
Written inS'gaw Karen Script

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Sino-Tibetan to S'gaw Karen

The branches above S'gaw Karen, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

289Sino-Tibetanfamily14KarenicbranchkswS'gaw Karenlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Myanmar86 languages in the indexThailand53 languages in the index

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