S'gaw Karen alphabet

The Karen alphabet was created by American missionary Jonathan Wade in the 1830s, based on the S'gaw Karen language; Wade was assisted by a Karen named Paulah.^[1] The consonants and most of the vowels are adopted from the Burmese alphabet; however, the Karen pronunciation of the letters is slightly different from that of the Burmese alphabet. Since Karen has more tones than Burmese, additional tonal markers were added.^[2]

The script is taught in the refugee camps in Thailand and in Kayin State.^[3]

The number 1962 would be written as ၁၉၆၂.

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