Alternate Names: Taliak, Yangatalet, Yangtadai, Yintale Karen, Yintalet
Dialects: Bawlake, Wa Awng. Reportedly a variety of Western Kayah ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000 (2000 D. Bradley), decreasing. Wa Awng village is main village, with 100 households. Ethnic population: 10,000 (2000 D. Bradley).
Language Use: Used in 3 villages; in other villages not used at all. Elderly and young children, not youth. Neutral attitudes. Some in the older generation also use Manumanaw [kxf]. The youth also use Sgaw Karen [ksw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Some language development activity at Wa Awng village monastery.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Myanmar
Other Comments: Buddhist.