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Red Karen or Karenni known in Burmese as Kayah is a Karen dialect continuum spoken by over half a million Kayah people (Red Karen) in Burma. The name Kayah is a new name invented by the Burmese to split them off from other Karen.Eastern Kayah is reported to have been spoken by 260000 in Burma and 100000 in Thailand in 2000 and Western Kayah by 210000 in Burma in 1987. They are rather divergent. Among the Western dialects are Yintale and Manu (Manumanaw in Burmese).