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Karen, Pwo Western
Summary
Pwo Western Karen is an endangered indigenous language of Myanmar. It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family. The language is used as a first language by all adults in the ethnic community, but not all young people. It is not known to be taught in schools.
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It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
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