Geko
Native toBurma
EthnicityKayan
Native speakers
17,000 Geko (2010)[1]
9,000 Yinbaw (2017)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ghk – Geko
kvu – Yinbaw
Glottologgeko1235  Geko
yinb1236  Yinbaw

Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung.

Kadaw[2] and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties.[3][4]

Distribution

Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.

Dialects

References

  1. ^ a b Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Shintani Tadahiko. 2015. The Kadaw language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 106. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
  3. ^ Hsiu, Andrew (2019). "Karenic". Sino-Tibetan Branches Project. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ Shintani Tadahiko (2012). A handbook of comparative Brakaloungic languages. Tokyo: ILCAA.
  5. ^ Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. The Thaidai language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 116. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).


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