Biao
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A language of China
Alternate Names
Gang Bau, Kang Bau, Kang Beu, Kang Pau, Kangpau
User Population
80,000 (Liang and Zhang 2002). 10,000 monolinguals. Women and small children are monolingual. Ethnic population: 120,000.
Location
Guangdong province: Fengkai county, Chang’an, Jinzhuang, and Qixing districts, several villages; southwest Huaiji county, Dagang, Liangcun, Qiaotou, Shidong, and Yonggu districts.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Han.
Dialects
Minor dialect differences, but all mutually intelligible.
Typology
SVO.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Yue Chinese [yue], specifically a local dialect, when communicating with Chinese-speaking Han and Zhuang people.
Language Development
There is an effort to use more standard Mandarin in schools in the Biao area. Grammar.
Consider themselves a distinct ethnic group from Chinese-speaking Han people around them. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Daoist.