Geko Karen language

Geko
Geko
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Kayan
Native speakers	17,000 Geko (2010); 9,000 Yinbaw (2017)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Karen languages Sgaw–Bghai Bghai? ; Kayah? Geko; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ghk – Geko; kvu – Yinbaw
Glottolog	geko1235 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[edit]

northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township
southern Shan State: Pekhon 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[edit]

Geker
Gekho
Thaidai (Htideh)^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ 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).
^ Hsiu, Andrew (2019). "Karenic". Sino-Tibetan Branches Project. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ Shintani Tadahiko (2012). A handbook of comparative Brakaloungic languages. Tokyo: 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).

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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[e25-1] Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Kadaw-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.

[Shintani2012-4] 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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