In today's world, Pa'O language has become increasingly relevant. Whether due to its impact on society, its influence on popular culture or its relevance in the scientific field, Pa'O language has become a topic of general interest for a wide spectrum of audiences. In this article we will explore topics related to Pa'O language, analyzing its importance, its implications and its evolution over time. From its origins to the present, Pa'O language has been the object of debate, controversy and fascination, and in the following lines we will seek to shed light on this topic that is so relevant in the contemporary world.
Pa'O | |
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Taungthu | |
ပအိုဝ်ႏ | |
Native to | Myanmar |
Ethnicity | Pa'O people |
Native speakers | 860,000 (2000–2017) |
Burmese script (Pa'O alphabet) Karen Braille | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | blk |
Glottolog | paok1235 |
The Pa'O language (also spelled Pa-O or Pa-oh; Pa'o Karen: ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ, ⓘ); Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းဘာသာ), sometimes called Taungthu, is a Karen language spoken by close to 900,000 Pa'O people in Myanmar.
The language is primarily written using a Burmese script alphabet devised by Christian missionaries, and many of the materials now available for it on the Internet derive from Christian missionary involvement, although most of the Pa'O are generally reported to be Buddhists (without real statistics, etc.).
The language is also referred to by the exonyms "Black Karen" and "White Karen", both of which are terms used in contrast to "Red Karen" (Karenni), also of Myanmar.
Dialects include Taunggyi and Kokareit.
The following displays the phonological features of the Pa'O (Taungthu) language:
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | cʰ | kʰ | ||
voiced | b | d | ||||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Trill | r | |||||
Approximant | lateral | l | ||||
central | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | ʉ | u |
High-mid | e | o | |
Mid | ə | ||
Low-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Low | a | ||
Glided | aⁱ | aᵘ |