KVU ISO 639-3
Yinbaw
A language of Myanmar
- ISO 639
- kvu
- Alternate Names
- Yeinbaw, Yinbaw Karen
- Population
- 9,240 (Leclerc 2017d).
- Location:
- Kayah state; Shan state: east.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karenic, Northern
- Dialects
- None known. Consider themselves part of Kayan ethnic group. Reportedly similar to Kayan [pdu] and Geko [ghk].
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Yinbaw
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Buddhist, Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Kayah state; Shan state: east.
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