Geko Karen language

Geko
Geko
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Kayan
Native speakers	(17,000 Geko (2010); 7,300 Yinbaw cited 1983)
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.

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).

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[e18-1] Geko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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