Kayah Li ꤊꤢꤛꤢ꤭ ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 1962–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Kayah languages |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Kali (357), Kayah Li |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Kayah Li |
U+A900–U+A92F | |
The Kayah Li alphabet (Kayah Li: ꤊꤢꤛꤢ꤭ ꤜꤟꤤ꤬) is used to write the Kayah languages Eastern Kayah Li and Western Kayah Li, which are members of Karenic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. They are also known as Red Karen and Karenni. Eastern Kayah Li is spoken by about 26,000 people, and Western Kayah Li by about 100,000 people, mostly in the Kayah and Karen states of Myanmar, but also by people living in Thailand.