Geba Karen language

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

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

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
	Voiced	m		n			(ŋ)
Approximants	Voiceless	w̥		l̥
	Voiced	w		l	j
Trills				r