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.
Kadaw [2] and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties. [3] [4]
Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.
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.
Kadaw [2] and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties. [3] [4]
Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.