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Geba, also known as Eastern Bwe, is a Karen language of Burma.


Distribution

*Northern
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 ...
: Thandaunggyi township (140 villages) *
Bago Region Bago Region ( my, ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region ...
* Mandalay Region: Pyinmana township * Shan State: Pekon and
Pinlaung Pinlaung is a town above sea level and seat of Pinlaung Township, in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of Shan State of eastern-central Burma. It lies along National Road 54, north-west by road from Loikaw. Running through the city center is a rai ...
townships * Kayah State


Dialects

*Sawkho *Gerkho-Geba *Thamitaik (Sawkeepho)


Phonology

The consonant inventory of Geba is presented below. The consonants in parentheses occur rarely and confirming whether they are phonemes would require further research.


References

*Naw, Hsar Shee. 2008.
A Descriptive Grammar of Geba Karen
'. Master's thesis, Payap University.


External links


Geba Karen basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
{{Languages of Burma Karenic languages