Gao Gelao

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Language: Gao Gelao
Alternate names: Gao, Aqaw, Gelo, Kelao, Keleo, Kehlao, Klau, Klo, Ilao, Khi, Chilao, Lao, Keh-lao, 仡佬語稿方言
Language code: gqu
Language family: Tai-Kadai, Kra, Western Kra (SIL classification)
Number of speakers: <6,000 (including speakers of all the Gelao languages)
Vulnerability: Endangered
Script: Unwritten.

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This entry only refers to the Gao (gqu) language of the Gelao subgroup. Gao Gelao (self-designation: Gao), together with White Gelao (giw), Green Gelao (giq), and Red Gelao (gir), forms the Gelao subgroup of Tai-Kadai.