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Western Kayah

ISO 639-3 · kyukyu

unclassified

Western Kayah

Western Kayah is a language, spoken in Myanmar. Wikidata counts about 150,000 speakers (2008). Wikidata describes it as “Karenic language”.

5 · DevelopingKali Latn Burmese alphabet150,000

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: kyu
Glottocode: west2409
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 5 Developing
Wikipedia: 2 language editions

—first-language speakers

—second-language speakers

1countries

3scripts

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5EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Western Kayah
Also called	Karenni, Karennyi, Karieng Daeng, Kayah Li, Red Karen
All speakers	150,000 (2008)
Written in	Kayah Li, Latin script, Burmese alphabet

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

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Myanmar86 languages in the index

Also spoken in Myanmar

thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · National myaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · National nepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · National sylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider Communication kswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan · 4 m3 · Wider Communication shnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider Communication rhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous khgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · Vigorous mniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · Provincial kacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider Communication