Geko Karen
| Geko | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Kayan |
Native speakers | (17,000 Geko (2010); 7,300 Yinbaw cited 1983)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: ghk – Geko kvu – Yinbaw |
| Glottolog |
geko1235 (Geko)[2]yinb1236 (Yinbaw)[3] |
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
- south 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)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Geko Karen". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Yinbaw Karen". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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