Language

Pwo Western Karen

Pwo Western Karen is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in Myanmar and Thailand.

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Scripture in Pwo Western Karen

A complete Bible is reported in Pwo Western Karen.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Pwo Western Karen is spoken

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand

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About Pwo Western Karen

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
pwo
Glottocode
pwow1235
Also known as
Karen, Pwo Western · Karen, Pwo Western: Bassein

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Pwo Western Karen as a whole.

  • Karen, Pwo Western: BasseinNo known Scripture
  • Karen, Pwo Western: MaubinNo known Scripture
  • Karen, Pwo Western: Tuan TetNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.