Geko is a Karen language of

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. KadawShintani 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). and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties. Shintani Tadahiko (2012). ''A handbook of comparative Brakaloungic languages''. Tokyo: ILCAA.

Distribution

*northern

Kayin State Kayin State (, ; ; , ), formerly known as Karen State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An. The terrain of the state is mountainous; with the Dawna Range running along the ...

: Thandaunggyi township *southern

Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...

: Pekhon township *

Mandalay Region Mandalay Region (, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the ...

: Yamethin District *

Bago Region Bago Region (, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region and Mandalay Region to ...

Taungoo District Taungoo District (also Taungngu, Toungoo, ) is a Districts of Burma, district of the Bago Division in central Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The capital lies at Taungoo. This district covers an area of around 10,627 square kilometers (4,103 square miles). ...

Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern

and Kayah State.

Dialects

*Geker *Gekho *Thaidai (Htideh)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).

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). Karenic languages {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub