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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.

Geko
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Kayan
Native speakers	(17,000 Geko (2010); 7,300 Yinbaw cited 1983)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Karen languages Sgaw–Bghai Bghai? Kayah? Geko
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: ghk – Geko kvu – Yinbaw
Glottolog	geko1235  Geko yinb1236  Yinbaw

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)

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).

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