“(yes/no question particle)” in Sgaw Karen
ဧါ
ah
(yes/no question particle)
“(yes/no question particle)” is written ဧါ in Sgaw Karen, read in a rough way as ah. 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
နဆိကမိၣ်လၢမုၢ်န့ၣ်ကဘၣ်ကၢၣ်ခိၣ်မီၣ်စ့ၢ်ကီးဧါ
Do you think the sun needs a hat?
from “The Moon and the Cap” →