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| Selected languages: | Karen |
| UPSID number: | 2516 |
| Alternate name(s): | N/A |
| Classification: | Sino-Tibetan, Karenic |
| The languages has | 36 segments |
| Frequency index: | N/A |
| Sounds: | [pʰ] [p] [*tʰ] [*t] [cʰ] [c] [kʰ] [k] [ʔ] [ɓ] [*ɗ] [*sʰ] [*s] [*z] [ʃ] [θ] [z] [x] [ɣ] [l] [w] [j] [m] [*n] [ɲ] [ŋ] [i] [ɪ̈] [u] [e̠] [e] [o] [ɛ] [ɔ] [ä] [ɦ] |
| Comments: | |
| Sources: | Jones, R.B. 1961. Karen Linguistic Studies. University of |