“when, while” in Sgaw Karen
အခါ
a khah
when, while
“when, while” is written အခါ in Sgaw Karen, read in a rough way as a khah. 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.
This word in a story
ဆၢး... နတနၢ်ဟူယမိၢ်အကလုၢ်ဖဲအသးထိၣ်တၢ်အခါဒ်ဘၣ်
Roar? Have you heard my mother?
from “We Are All Animals” →