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Geko | |
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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 Gekoyinb1236 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.
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) (subscription required)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 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).