WEA ISO 639-3
Wewaw
A language of Myanmar
- ISO 639
- wea
- Alternate Names
- Wewau
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. Probably extinct by late 20th century.
- Location:
- Bago region: Karen hills, near Taungoo, Bago Yoma range between Ayeyarwady and Sittang rivers.
- Language Status
- 10 (Extinct).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karenic, Southern
- Dialects
- Reportedly similar to and may be a dialect of S’gaw Karen [ksw].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Shifted to S’gaw Karen [ksw].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wewaw
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Bago region: Karen hills, near Taungoo, Bago Yoma range between Ayeyarwady and Sittang rivers.
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