Geko Karen language

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Geko
Native to Burma
Ethnicity Kayan
Native speakers
17,000 Geko (2010) [1]
9,000 Yinbaw (2017) [1]
Sino-Tibetan
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.

Contents

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  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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