Geko Karen
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.
| Geko | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Kayan |
Native speakers | (17,000 Geko (2010); 7,300 Yinbaw cited 1983)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ghk – Gekokvu – Yinbaw |
| Glottolog | geko1235 Geko[2]yinb1236 Yinbaw[3] |
Distribution
- northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township
- southern Shan State: Pekon township
- Mandalay Region: Yamethin District
- Bago Region: Taungoo District
Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.
Dialects
- Geker
- Gekho
- Thaidai (Htideh)
References
- Geko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Geko Karen". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Yinbaw Karen". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. The Gokhu language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- 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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