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The Best Of Drum Kid's Collection : A collection of over 50 of the most popular articles from the Drum Kid's Newsletter.

 

Fonts

• Karen font
• 12 more Karen fonts
• Karen font keyboard layout : for those wishing to learn to type Karen using the Karen fonts above

• 25 Karen fonts : keyboard layouts vary

• Burmese font

 

Additional Resources Available

Digitized versions of some of Rev. Jonathan Wade's English - Sgaw Karen language materials which were first published in the mid-19th century have recently become available.

• Vocabulary of the Sgaw Karen Language, By Jonathan Wade, 1849. 1024 pages, pdf file 36 MB. Digitized April 1st, 2008
• Dictionary of the Sgaw Karen Language : By Jonathan Wade, 1896. 1,455 pages, pdf file 4.2 MB A Sgaw Karen - English Dictionary with examples in Karen.


Thesaurus of Karen knowledge : Comprising traditions, legends or fables, poetry, customs, superstitions, demonology, therapeutics, etc., alphabetically arranged and forming a complete native Karen dictionary, with definitions and examples, illustrating the usages of every word. By J Wade, Sau Kau-Too, 1850.
Hard copies may also be purchase on-line here

• Thesaurus of Karen Knowledge Volume 1


• Thesaurus of Karen Knowledge Volume 2


• Thesaurus of Karen Knowledge Volume 3


• Thesaurus of Karen Knowledge Volume 4



• Karen Vernacular Grammar, with English interspersed: in four parts, embracing termonology, etymology, syntax and style, By Jonathan Wade, published 1861. pdf file 12 MB. Digitized 9 May 2008

• A Grammar of the Sgaw Karen Langauge , By Rev. Daivd Gimore 1898. The author's aim was to introduce beginners to the principles of Karen grammar.
• Karen Grammar. A small 21 page basic grammar textbook in Sgaw Karen

 

Swedish - Sgaw Karen Dictionary : Developed by the Karen Swedish Community

Karen Teacher's Newsletter : Download the Karen Teacher's Newsletter written in Sgaw Karen and English from the good people at the Karen Teacher's Working Group, (KTWG).

Pwo Karen (western) reference materials

• A Manual of Pwo Karen Dialect. C. H. DUFFIN, 1913.
• Write, Read and Speak Pwo Karen Language. 1975
• Pwo Karen / Burmese Dictionary : 1989
• A Primer of the Pwo Karen Language : 1845
• A Comparative Dictionary of the Pwo and Sgaw Karen Dialect, Part 1 : 1922

Links to on-line Bible resources in many of the ethnic languages of Burma.

English and Burmese language teaching materials for senior secondary (post 10) students available from The Curriculum Project

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Additional reading material in English language for those interested in learning more about the history and culture of the Karen people

The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology The classic 1922 study of the Karen People in English language (View on-line here)

Burma and the Karens: Dr. San C. Po C.B.E. 1928 (View on-line here)

The Loyal Karens of Burma: Donald Mackenzie Smeaton 1920

The Karens of the Golden Chersonese: Lieut-Colonel A R McMahon 1876

The Karen Apostle: or, Memoir of Ko Thah-byu : Francis Mason 1843 (View on-line here)

Soo Thah: A Tale of the Making of the Karen Nation: Alonzo Bunker 1902 (View on-line here)

Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel: By General Smith Dun: 1980

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Early Childhood Development Materials

Additional Sgaw Karen Early Childhood Development Materials produced by the Taipei Overseas Peace Service (TOPS), the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) and the Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA)

Booklet 1 : Parenting Booklet 2 : Newsletter Booklet 3 : Peace Education Booklet 4 : Inclusive, Learning-Friendly Environments Booklet 5 : Nutrition Booklet 6 : Games Booklet 7 : Children's Art Booklet 8 : Alphabet and Numbers Flash Cards	Nursery Teacher's Manual Preschool Practicebook 2 Preschool Practicebook 3

 

Sgaw Karen Literacy Materials for young learners published by the Thai Karen Baptist Convention (TKBC)

Sgaw Karen Spelling Book Sgaw Karen Reader, KGB Sgaw Karen Reader, KG

Sgaw Karen Reader, First Standard Sgaw Karen Reader, Third Standard Sgaw Karen Reader, Fourth Standard




Sgaw Karen Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Curriculum Student's and Teacher's books published by the Christian Education Department of the Karen Baptist Convention (KBC)

KBC ECCD Curriculum Student's Book KBC ECCD Curriculum Teacher's Book

 

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Additional health related materials in Karen language available from USCRI

Health Information in Sgaw Karen available from Medline Plus: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. These include multimedia files on topics from Diabetes to Dealing with Pain.

Community Service Documents to Assist the Recently Resettled Now Available
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Additional resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees are available to download from our links page here.