Geko
Native toBurma
EthnicityKayan
Native speakers
17,000 Geko (2010)[1]
9,000 Yinbaw (2017)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ghk  Geko
kvu  Yinbaw
Glottologgeko1235  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

Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.

Dialects

  • Geker
  • Gekho
  • Thaidai (Htideh)[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  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).
  • 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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