Geba Karen language
# Geba Karen language

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

## 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.

| | | Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Post-alveolar | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosives | Voiceless aspirated | pʰ | | tʰ | | tʃʰ | kʰ | |
| Plosives | Voiceless unaspirated | p | | t | | (tʃ) | k | ʔ |
| Plosives | Voiced | b | | d | | dʒ | ɡ | |
| Implosives | Implosives | ɓ | | ɗ | | | | |
| Fricatives | Voiceless aspirated | | | sʰ | | | | |
| Fricatives | Voiceless unaspirated | | θ | s | | ʃ | (x) | h |
| Fricatives | Voiced | | | | | | (ɣ) | (ɦ) |
| Nasals | Voiceless | m̥ | | n̥ | | | | |
| Nasals | Voiced | m | | n | | | (ŋ) | |
| Approximants | Voiceless | w̥ | | l̥ | | | | |
| Approximants | Voiced | w | | l | j | | | |
| Trills | Trills | | | r | | | | |
