Alternate Names: Moulmein Pwo Karen, Phlong, Phlou, Pho
Dialects: Kawkareik (Eastern Border Pwo Karen), Pa’an (Inland Eastern Pwo Karen, Moulmein), Tavoy (Southern Pwo Karen). Not intelligible with Pwo Karen ,. Reportedly fairly high comprehension among Eastern Pwo Karen dialects. Lexical similarity: 91%–97% among dialects; 63%–65% with Pwo Karen ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000,000 in Myanmar (1998). Population total all countries: 1,050,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya]. Used as L2 by S’gaw Karen [ksw].
Language Development: Bible portions: 2002.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Leke (Chicken-Scratch), Myanmar (Burmese), Thai
Nation of Origin: Myanmar
Other Comments: Buddhist, Christian (Protestant).