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Eastern Pwo
Pronunciation
Pronoun
အ်ု (ʔə)
- Unstressed form of အ်ုဝေ့ (ʔə wê)
Usage notes
- Almost always pronounced unstressed.
- When unstressed, used mostly before nouns in a possessive function.
- When stressed, functions as a full alternative form of အ်ုဝေ့ (ʔə wê).
References
- A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 5
- A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 206
- A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 162
- Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “အ်ု”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 205