“to take, hold” in Sgaw Karen
ဟံး
hëe
to take, hold
Checked against written sources; not yet confirmed by a native speaker.
“to take, hold” is written ဟံး in Sgaw Karen, read in a rough way as hëe. Knyaw helps you read and understand words, not say them out loud. Karen is a tone language, so the English-letter sounds are only a rough help.
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