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)
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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 ...
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Mandalay Region:
Pyinmana township
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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
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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