Red Gelao
[alias Voa Dê, Vandu Gelao, 紅仡佬]Klassifizierung: Tai-Kadai
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Klassifizierung: Tai-Kadai
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Voa Dê, Vandu Gelao, 紅仡佬, Cờ Lao, 仡佬語阿歐方言, A-ou, A-uo |
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Tai-Kadai, Kadai, Ge-Chi |
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Informationen von: “Case studies of endangered languages in China (中國瀕危語言個案研究)” . Qingxia Dai (戴慶廈) · Minzu Publisher (民族出版社)
579,357 (as of 2000 census; including all the ethnic Gelao)
Speaker number includes speakers of all the Gelao languages. Only 1% of the entire Gelao population (White Gelao, Red Gelao, Green Gelao and Gao Gelao) speak their own Gelao languages.
Red Gelao has the fewest speakers among the Gelao languages.
Mandarin and other neighboring languages
Mandarin is the official language and the medium for education, and is used in both official and non-official domains
Dafang (大方), Qianxi (黔西), and Zhenning (鎮寧) counties of Guizhou
Informationen von: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Informationen von: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Only a few speakers remain in rural areas of Liuzhi City and Zhenning County; in Zhijin, Qianxi and Dafang counties, despite the presence of over 100,000 members of the Gelao nationality; the language has been replaced by Chinese. In Vietnam about 30 semispeakers who call themselves ‘Vanto’ live in one Kíolao community of 400.
Informationen von: “"Documentation of Two Gelao Varieties: Zou Lei and A Hou, South West China" HRELP Abstract” . Li, Jinfang (2006)
15-20 (Zou Lei 柔勒 and A Hou 阿歐 varieties)
Zhenning and Dafang counties of Guizhou Province