Brek, also known as Brek Karen, Bwe, and Kayaw, is a
Karen language of
Burma.
Distribution
*eastern
Kayah State (30 villages)
*northeastern
Kayin State
Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ca ...
:
Yado area
*southern
Shan State:
Pekon township
Dialects
*Bwe-Kayaw
*Upper Kayaw (standardized variety used for literature)
*Lower Kayaw
Writing system
References
{{Languages of Burma
Karenic languages