Kayan Dictionary 2016—English

Kayan language – Myanmar (Burmese) – English dictionary. Over 10,000 entries.

Trilingual dictionary (Kayan language – Myanmar (Burmese) – English). Over 10,000 entries.

This version is for people who prefer to see English in the browse view under Kayan. These may be people who do not read Burmese, want to learn or practice English, or others for whom English is a focus language in using this app.

The contents of this app were originally published in print as: Kayǎn - Engle – Katan Liphlon Ataboutabǎn (2016), by the Kayan Literature and Culture Committee (ကယန်းစာပေနှင့်ယဥ်ကျေးမှုဗဟိုကော်မတီ).

This lexicon gives glosses of Kayan words in English and Myanmar. You can search the dictionary in any of those languages (providing your phone has the capability). It is Unicode compliant. The app now contains Zawgyi font in the entries as well.

For more information, see https://www.kayan.webonary.org and http://www.kayanlilai.org.

The Kayan language is spoken primarily in Myanmar (Burma) in Kayah (Karenni) State, Shan State, Kayin (Karen) State and other areas. It is also spoken in Thailand and many other countries where Kayan people have gone to live.

Known issues:

-To view the Myanmar text correctly, you must have your phone’s language set to Unicode. Click on the Zawgyi tab if your phone uses Zawgyi encoding.

-Uncheck “Match Whole Words” when you search Myanmar text, for more results

-Use the newest MultiLing O Keyboard to be able to search Kayan words with diacritic marks (Android 5 and higher)

You can use this app offline once installed. No internet or data connection required.