Gelao, Red

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A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3
gir
Alternate Names
Vandu Gelao, Voa Dê
User Population

50 in Vietnam (1997 J. Edmondson).

Location

Ha Giang province: Yen Minh district, Na Khe and Bich Dich villages.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized ethnic group: Co Lao.

Classification
Kra-Dai, Kra, Western Kra
Typology

Tonal (4 tones).

Language Use

Shifting to Mandarin Chinese [cmn] (Asian Minorities Outreach 1999a). Some also use Kim Mun [mji].

Language Development

Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gelao, Red
Other Comments

Part of the Co Lao 2,636 (2009 census) official ethnic community. Not mutually intelligible with White Gelao [giw] (2002 J. Edmondson). Traditional religion.

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