title: Geba Karen language
text: # 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 | | | | |
  