Geba Karen language

Geba
Geba
Native to	Burma
Native speakers	40,000 (2010)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Karen languages Sgaw–Bghai Bghai Geba; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kvq
Glottolog	geba1237

Geba, also known as Eastern Bwe, is a Karen language of Burma.

Distribution

Northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township (140 villages)
Bago Region
Mandalay Region: Pyinmana township
Shan State: Pekon and Pinlaung townships
Kayah State

Dialects

Sawkho
Gerkho-Geba
Thamitaik (Sawkeepho)

Phonology

The consonant inventory of Geba is presented below. The consonants in parentheses occur rarely and confirming whether they are phonemes would require further research.[2]

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Post-alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Plosives	Voiceless aspirated	pʰ		tʰ		tʃʰ	kʰ
	Voiceless unaspirated	p		t		(tʃ)	k	ʔ
	Voiced	b		d		dʒ	ɡ
Implosives		ɓ		ɗ
Fricatives	Voiceless aspirated			sʰ
	Voiceless unaspirated		θ	s		ʃ	(x)	h
	Voiced						(ɣ)	(ɦ)
Nasals	Voiceless	m̥		n̥
Nasals	Voiced	m		n			(ŋ)
Approximants	Voiceless	w̥		l̥
Approximants	Voiced	w		l	j
Trills				r

References

Geba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Shee, Naw Hsar (2008). A Descriptive Grammar of Geba Karen. Payap University. p. 43.

Naw, Hsar Shee. 2008. A Descriptive Grammar of Geba Karen. Master's thesis, Payap University.

External links

Geba Karen basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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[e18-1] Geba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Shee, Naw Hsar (2008). A Descriptive Grammar of Geba Karen. Payap University. p. 43.