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“to wash” in Sgaw Karen

သ့

thay

to wash

“to wash” is written သ့ in Sgaw Karen, read in a rough way as thay. 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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This word in a story

ယထီၣ်ဃီသ့လံံ

I can climb up the steps.

from “I Can Climb!”

မၤချံၣ်လီၤထံသ့ဧါ

Can this water be cold?

from “Looking For Water”

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