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A language of China

Alternate Names
Bai Gelo, White Gelao
User Population

1,200 in China (1987 Z. Guo-qiao). Total users in all countries: 1,220.

Location

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Longlin county, Muji village; Guizhou province: Guanling county, Dingyinxiao village; Langdai county, Ruojiao and Zhuijiao villages; Zhijin county, Agong village; Zunyi county, Jianshan village; Yunnan province: Malipo (Tu’lu dialect).

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of recognized nationality: Gelao.

Dialects

Tu’lu.

Typology

Tonal (4 tones).

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

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