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 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

PDF version for the language Karen (S'gaw)
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Karen (S'gaw)

Source: United Nations Information Centre, Burma




Profile


Native Name
None

Total Speakers
2,000,000 (1990)

Usage By Country
Home Speakers: Myanmar, Thailand

Background
It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan family and is spoken by over 2.5 million people in Myanmar, including all Karen languages.

Received 8/24/1998
Posted 8/24/1998
Checked 11/12/1998