Language

Western Kayah

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

New Testament

Scripture in Western Kayah

The New Testament is reported in Western Kayah.

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 Western Kayah is spoken

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand

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About Western Kayah

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
kyu
Glottocode
west2409
Also known as
Kayah, Western · Kayah, Western: Southern

Dialects and varieties 7

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

  • Kayah, Western: Chi KweNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: DawnnyjekhuNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: DawtamaNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: SounglogNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Kayah, Western: Wan ChehNo 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.