S'gaw Karen alphabet
The Karen script is an abugida used for writing Karen. It was derived from the Burmese script in the early 19th century, and ultimately from either the Kadamba or Pallava alphabet of South India. The S'gaw Karen alphabet is also used for the liturgical languages of Pali and Sanskrit.Alphabet
The Karen alphabet was created by American missionary Jonathan Wade in the 1830s, based on the S'gaw Karen language; Wade was assisted by a Karen named Paulah. The consonants and most of the vowels are adopted from the Burmese alphabet; however the Karen pronunciation of the letters is slightly different from that of the Burmese alphabet. Since Karen has more tones than Burmese, additional tonal markers were added.
The script is taught in the refugee camps in Thailand and in Kayin State.
k |
kh |
gh |
x |
ng |
s |
hs |
sh |
ny |
t |
hṭ |
d |
n |
p |
hp |
b |
m |
y |
r |
l |
w |
th |
h |
vowel holder |
ahh |
ah |
ee |
uh |
u |
oo |
ae or ay |
eh |
oh |
aw | |
| Tones | S'gaw Karen |
| rising | |
| falling | |
| mid | |
| high | |
| low | |
| Medials | S'gaw Karen |
| ှ | |
| ၠ | |
| ြ | |
| ျ | |
| ွ | |
The number 1962 would be written as.
