Geko Karen language explained

Geko
States:	Burma
Ethnicity:	Kayan
Speakers:	17,000 Geko
Date:	2010
Ref:	e25
Speakers2:	Yinbaw (2017)
Familycolor:	Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:	(Tibeto-Burman)
Fam3:	Karen languages
Fam4:	Sgaw–Bghai
Fam5:	Bghai? Kayah?
Lc1:	ghk
Ld1:	Geko
Lc2:	kvu
Ld2:	Yinbaw
Glotto:	geko1235
Glottoname:	Geko
Glottorefname:	Geko Karen
Glotto2:	yinb1236
Glottoname2:	Yinbaw
Glottorefname2:	Yinbaw Karen

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^[1] and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties.^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

• 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

• Geker
• Gekho
• Thaidai (Htideh)^[4]

References

• 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).

Notes and References

1. 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).
2. Web site: Hsiu. Andrew. Karenic. Sino-Tibetan Branches Project. 2019. 2023-03-09.
3. [Shintani Tadahiko]
4. 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).