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ISO 639-3 · kxkkxk
Sino-Tibetan family
Zayein Karen
Zayein Karen is a language of the Karenic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Myanmar. Wikidata counts about 9,300 speakers (1983). Wikidata describes it as “Karenic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kxk- Glottocode
zaye1235- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zayein Karen |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gaungtou, Khaungtou, Zayein, Kayan Lahta, is one of Kayan sect, Myanmar |
| All speakers | 9,300 (1983) |
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 Zayein Karen
The branches above Zayein Karen, 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